Which to use
“bras” and “bri” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #785
- “bras” frequency rank
- #31,860
- “bri” frequency rank
- 32645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bras | bri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie du membre supérieur des humains (et des bipèdes en général) qui s’étend depuis l’épaule (qui la relie au tronc) jusqu’au coude (qui la relie à l’avant-bras). | Variante de bry. |
Where the eye mixes bras and bri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bras and bri
A purely visual mix-up. bras (\bʁa\) and bri (\bʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bras is recorded at frequency rank #785, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁa\. bri is at rank #31,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁi\.
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 32645, this pair ranks #295,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bras vs bri
Shared letters: br. Private to "bras": as. Private to "bri": i.
"bras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bras ← bbras · brras · brsa · rbas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bras" for "bri" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bras" vs "bri" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bras" and "bri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bri vs bury". 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 #295,916 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.