brack

/bɹæk/

//bɹæk// noun

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"brack" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brack” is uncommon English (frequency #64,225 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,225
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salty or brackish water.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brack · brack · English

brack · rank #64,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,225
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bougie

Nearest frequency peer: bougie (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “brack”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “brack” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brack
PropertyValue
Headwordbrack
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɹæk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “brack” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).brackfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “bougie” (#64,224), “Branagh” (#64,226), “Branford” (#64,227). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “brack” is #64,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brack is uncommon English at frequency #64,225 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salty or brackish water.".

brack doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle Dutch brac (whence Dutch brak). More at brackish. The correct English form is brack, spelled B-R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salty or brackish water.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The very earth to fill the hungry mawe; When they far'd best, they fed on Fearne and brack,

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brac (whence Dutch brak). More at brackish.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brack"?
"brack" is spelled B-R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹæk/.
What does "brack" mean?
As a noun, "brack" means: Salty or brackish water.
How do you pronounce "brack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brack" is /bɹæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "brack"?
From Middle Dutch brac (whence Dutch brak). More at brackish. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bohol#64,219bated#64,201Ayton#64,193chola#64,265

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list