quart de brie
\kaʁ də bʁi\
The verdict
“quart de brie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand nez pointu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quart-de-brie · quart de brie · French
quart de brie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quart de brie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ də bʁi\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quart de brie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quart de brie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ də bʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for quart de brie 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is quart de brie, spelled Q-U-A-R-T- -D-E- -B-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Grand nez pointu.
- 2Moitié d’un hémicycle occupée par un groupe parlementaire.
- 3Équerre ou pièce supplémentaire qu’on ajoute à un appareil de prise de vues pour réaliser des plongées ou des contre-plongées. ^([1])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quart de brie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vise-le : i’ cherche un trésor. I’ dit qu’y en a un quéqu’part dans c’te cambuse, dont il est l’beau-père. Tu l’vois tout d’un coup s’mett’ à quat’ pattes et pointer son quart de brie dans tous les coins.
Carbasse a l’air d’un grand corbeau en blouse grise. On le surnomme « quart de brie » à cause de son grand tarin.
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.