Which to use
“brick” and “brique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,886
- “brick” frequency rank
- #10,832
- “brique” frequency rank
- 35718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brick | brique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voilier à deux mâts gréés à voiles carrées et portant des hunes à l’extrémité des bas-mâts. | Bloc de pierre artificielle fabriqué avec de la terre argileuse pétrie, moulée, séchée, cuite, et dont on se sert comme matériau de construction. Elle peut être pleine, alvéolée ou creuse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set brick and brique apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. brick and brique are pronounced identically (\bʁik\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brick is recorded at frequency rank #24,886, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁik\. brique is at rank #10,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁik\.
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 35718, this pair ranks #274,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brick vs brique
Shared letters: bir. Private to "brick": ck. Private to "brique": equ.
"brick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brick" and "brique" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "brick" or "brique"?
Remembering brick vs brique
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “brick” entry
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