bract
"bract" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bract” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bract |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bract” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bract is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bract, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”). The correct English form is bract, spelled B-R-A-C-T.
Definition
- 1A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
Etymology
From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”).
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.
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Using “bract”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-R-A-C-T - 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.