Which to use
“broker” and “bunker” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,160
- “broker” frequency rank
- #18,949
- “bunker” frequency rank
- 60109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | broker | bunker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courtier. | Casemate où l’on peut s’abriter contre une attaque, une intempérie, une force externe. |
Where the eye mixes broker and bunker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. broker (CCVCVC) and bunker (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses broker with bunker
A purely visual mix-up. broker (\bʁo.kœʁ\) and bunker (\buŋ.kœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
broker is recorded at frequency rank #41,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁo.kœʁ\. bunker is at rank #18,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \buŋ.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 60109, this pair ranks #99,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of broker vs bunker
Shared letters: bekr. Private to "broker": o. Private to "bunker": nu.
"broker" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "bunker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "broker" and "bunker" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "broker" vs "bunker" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "broker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bunker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "broker" and "bunker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brodeur vs broker". 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 #99,417 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.