prendre une brosse

\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\/ verb

The verdict

“prendre une brosse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’enivrer en buvant de l’alcool, brosser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-une-brosse · prendre une brosse · French

prendre une brosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for prendre une brosse
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre une brosse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prendre une brosse » en français

prendre une brossesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prendre une brosse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’enivrer en buvant de l’alcool, brosser.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for prendre une brosse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is prendre une brosse, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N-E- -B-R-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’enivrer en buvant de l’alcool, brosser.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre une brosse"?
"prendre une brosse" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N-E- -B-R-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\.
What does "prendre une brosse" mean?
As a verb, "prendre une brosse" means: S’enivrer en buvant de l’alcool, brosser.
How do you pronounce "prendre une brosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre une brosse" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿yn bʁɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre une brosse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list