brashness
/ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/
"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
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 | brashness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brashness” in English
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
- 1The 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.