brand spanking new
"brand-spanking-new" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brand spanking new” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utterly new, as new as possible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brand-spanking-new · brand spanking new · English
brand spanking new · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | brand spanking new |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brand spanking new” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brand spanking new is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utterly new, as new as possible.".
Zero misspellings are on record for brand spanking new in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier. The correct English form is brand spanking new, spelled B-R-A-N-D- -S-P-A-N-K-I-N-G- -N-E-W.
Definition
- 1Utterly new, as new as possible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how brand spanking new appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pardon me, ma'am. I'm brand-spanking-new in town, and I was hoping to get a look at the Statue of Liberty.
Etymology
Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.
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.