brawler
/ˈbɹɔːlə(ɹ)/
"brawler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brawler” is uncommon English (frequency #57,259 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,259
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brawler · brawler · English
brawler · rank #57,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,259
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH brae
Nearest frequency peer: brae (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “brawler”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Boylston
Boylston
42,744 corpus weight
- brae
brae
42,743 corpus weight
- brawler
brawler
42,742 corpus weight
- Brenna
Brenna
42,741 corpus weight
- brokering
brokering
42,740 corpus weight
- buffed
buffed
42,739 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “brawler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brawler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹɔːlə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brawler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brawler is uncommon English at frequency #57,259 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹɔːlə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brawler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English brawler, brawlere, equivalent to brawl + -er. The correct English form is brawler, spelled B-R-A-W-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
- 2A beat 'em up game.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brawler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The world hath noted. And your name is great In mouthes of wiſeſt Cenſure. What's the matter That you vnlace your reputation thus, And ſpend your rich opinion, for the name Of a night-brawler? Giue me anſwer to it.
A Biſhop then muſt be blameleſſe, the huſband of one wife, vigilant, ſober, of good behauiour, giuen to hoſpitalitie, apt to teach; Not giuen to wine, no ſtriker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous; One that ruleth well his owne houſe, hauing his children in ſubiection with all grauitie. (For if a man know not how to rule…
Etymology
From Middle English brawler, brawlere, equivalent to brawl + -er.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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