brattice
/ˈbɹæt.ɪs/noun, verb
brattice is spelled B-R-A-T-T-I-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brattice means “A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brattice is brattices.
How many letters and syllables are in brattice?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-T-T-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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; 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 brattice?
Brattice appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 brattice?
- US /ˈbɹæt.ɪs/
Brattice has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brattice.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brattice?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as brattice from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪs/):
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 brattice
- brattices plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brettice
- bretasche
- bretesche
- bretache
- bretesse
- bretesque
- bratticing participle, present
- bratticed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brattice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar.
- 2
A wooden structure used for attack or defence, such as an archery tower, or a penthouse built over the entry to a castle for archers to shoot from.
verb
- 1
To divide into partitions of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brattice come from?
Inherited from Middle English bretage, bretace, from Old French bretesce, bretesche, breteske, from Late Latin brittisca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).