brassica
/ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/noun
brassica is spelled B-R-A-S-S-I-C-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brassica means “Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brassica is brassicas or brassicae.
How many letters and syllables are in brassica?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-S-S-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brassica?
Brassica appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 brassica?
- US /ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/
Brassica has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of brassica
- brassicas plural
- brassicae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brassica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brassica in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any plant of the cabbage family:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brassique |
| Portuguese | brássica |
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 brassica come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin brassica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).