brassard
/bɹəˈsɑɹd/noun
brassard is spelled B-R-A-S-S-A-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brassard means “An item of plate armor that protects the arm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brassard is brassards.
How many letters and syllables are in brassard?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-S-S-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 brassard?
Brassard appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 brassard?
- UK /bɹəˈsɑːd/
- US /bɹəˈsɑɹd/
- US /ˈbɹæs.ɑɹd/
Brassard has 2 syllables (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)-Vealhurl-brassard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brassard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as brassard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
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 brassard
- brassards plural
- brassart
- brasset
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brassard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An item of plate armor that protects the arm.
- 2
An insignia or band worn around the upper arm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brassard come from?
Borrowed from French brassard, from bras (“arm”). The form brasset is attested since at least 1676 (Scots brassat is attested since 1590); brassart since at least 1736, brassard since at least 1788.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).