bow-legged wi' brass
/ˈbaʊ ˌlɛːɡd wɪ ˈbɹaːs/
"bow-legged-wi-brass" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bow-legged wi' brass” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wealthy; having lots of money.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bow-legged wi' brass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbaʊ ˌlɛːɡd wɪ ˈbɹaːs/ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bow-legged wi' brass” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bow-legged wi' brass is 20 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbaʊ ˌlɛːɡd wɪ ˈbɹaːs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wealthy; having lots of money.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bow-legged wi' brass, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Humorous, from the fact that coins in pockets add weight. The correct English form is bow-legged wi' brass, spelled B-O-W---L-E-G-G-E-D- -W-I-'- -B-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Wealthy; having lots of money.
Etymology
Humorous, from the fact that coins in pockets add weight.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-W---L-E-G-G-E-D- -W-I-'- -B-R-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.