un brin
\œ̃ bʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“un brin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un peu, légèrement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-brin · un brin · French
un brin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | un brin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ bʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « un brin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
un brin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ bʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for un brin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is un brin, spelled U-N- -B-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Un peu, légèrement.
- 2Une petite quantité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un brin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’était assis devant le poêle, il disait de sa voix tranquille : — Je vais me rôtir un brin les quilles, tu comprends ?… Il fait un froid du tonnerre de Dieu.
Elle mit sa réponse un peu verte sur le compte d’une gaieté de paysanne qui aime à rire un brin, et elle qui ne faisait jamais d’excuses, en avait fait pour que M. Bergougnard revînt — dans mon intérêt — par amour pour son fils.
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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.