brag
/bɹæɡ/noun, verb, adjective
brag is spelled B-R-A-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brag means “A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brag is brags.
How many letters and syllables are in brag?
| Letters | 4: B-R-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is brag?
Brag appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce brag?
- US /bɹæɡ/
- British /bɹaɡ/
- /bɾaɡ/
Brag has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-brag.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brag.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brag?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as brag from its last stressed vowel (/æɡ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: grab, garb.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of brag
- brags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bragging participle, present
- bragged participle, past
- bragger comparative
- braggest superlative
- more brag comparative
- most brag superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- 2
The thing which is boasted of.
- 3
Short for three card brag.
our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive
verb
- 1
To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money
- 2
obsoleteTo act in an arrogant or boastful manner.
adjective
- 1
Excellent; first-rate.
- 2
archaicBrisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteProudly; boastfully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brag in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brag , fanfaronner, se vanter |
| German | angeben, prahlen |
| Portuguese | gabar-se, vangloriar-se |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does brag come from?
From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).