BRICS

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The verdict

“BRICS” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbund der aufstrebenden Staaten Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika

Corpus desk

Index DE-brics · BRICS · German

BRICS · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for BRICS
PropertyValue
HeadwordBRICS
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „BRICS“ im Deutschen

BRICSschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BRICS is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbund der aufstrebenden Staaten Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika".

BRICS has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is BRICS, spelled B-R-I-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbund der aufstrebenden Staaten Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how BRICS appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Indonesien, das am 6. Januar 2025 Mitglied der BRICS wurde, ist ein Inselstaat in Südostasien und Australien.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "BRICS"?
"BRICS" is spelled B-R-I-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "BRICS" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BRICS" means: Verbund der aufstrebenden Staaten Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika
How do you pronounce "BRICS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BRICS" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BRICS" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list