brashness

/ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/

//ˈbɹæʃ.nəs// noun

"brashness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brashness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic of being brash.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brashness · brashness · English

brashness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for brashness
PropertyValue
Headwordbrashness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “brashness” in English

brashnessranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brashness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The characteristic of being brash.".

brashness has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From brash + -ness. The correct English form is brashness, spelled B-R-A-S-H-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The characteristic of being brash.

Etymology

From brash + -ness.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brashness"?
"brashness" is spelled B-R-A-S-H-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/.
What does "brashness" mean?
As a noun, "brashness" means: The characteristic of being brash.
How do you pronounce "brashness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brashness" is /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/. 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 "brashness"?
From brash + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list