Which to use
“broc” and “broca” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,177
- “broc” frequency rank
- #43,311
- “broca” frequency rank
- 81488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | broc | broca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récipient portatif d’une assez grande capacité, communément de bois, garni de cercles de fer ou de cuivre, qui a une anse et un bec évasé et dont on se sert ordinairement pour tirer ou transporter de l’eau ou du vin. | Canette. |
Where the eye mixes broc and broca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between broc and broca
A purely visual mix-up. broc (\bʁo\) and broca ([ˈbɾo.ka]) 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 extra letter(s) - “broc” sits inside “broca”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
broc is recorded at frequency rank #38,177, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁo\. broca is at rank #43,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾo.ka].
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 81488, this pair ranks #18,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of broc vs broca
Shared letters: bcor. Private to "broc": -. Private to "broca": a.
"broc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "broca" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "broc" and "broca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "broc" or "broca"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "broc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "broca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "broc" and "broca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "broad vs broca". 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 #18,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.