Brattleboro
noun
Brattleboro is spelled B-R-A-T-T-L-E-B-O-R-O: 11 letters. 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, Brattleboro means “A kind of rat used in medical research, having a naturally-occurring genetic mutation that prevents it from producing vasopressin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Brattleboro is Brattleboros.
How many letters and syllables are in Brattleboro?
| Letters | 11: B-R-A-T-T-L-E-B-O-R-O |
|---|---|
| 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 Brattleboro?
Brattleboro 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).
Forms of Brattleboro
- Brattleboros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Brattleboro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of rat used in medical research, having a naturally-occurring genetic mutation that prevents it from producing vasopressin.
Vasopressin is not detectable in the posterior pituitary of the homozygous Brattleboros.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Brattleboro come from?
The strain was developed by Henry Schroeder and technician Tim Vinton in West Brattleboro, Vermont, beginning in 1961, for Dartmouth Medical School.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).