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 September 3, 2026) - A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bract · bract · English
bract · 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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bract |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bract” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bract appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.
A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred
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.