Which to use
“braquer” is a verb and “braqueur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,674
- “braquer” frequency rank
- #27,348
- “braqueur” frequency rank
- 46022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | braquer | braqueur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tourner de façon à placer (une arme à feu, un instrument d'optique) dans une direction déterminée, pointer. | Celui qui attaque à main armée dans l’intention de voler. |
Where the eye mixes braquer and braqueur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: braquer vs braqueur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: braquer is \bʁa.ke\ while braqueur is \bʁa.kœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
braquer is recorded at frequency rank #18,674, classified as averb, pronounced \bʁa.ke\. braqueur is at rank #27,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁa.kœʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46022, this pair ranks #198,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of braquer vs braqueur
Shared letters: abeqru. Private to "braquer": -. Private to "braqueur": -.
"braquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "braqueur" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "braquer" for "braqueur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "braquer" vs "braqueur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "braquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "braqueur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "braquer" and "braqueur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "braqués vs braqueur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #198,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.