brazilwood
noun
brazilwood is spelled B-R-A-Z-I-L-W-O-O-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brazilwood means “A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brazilwood is brazilwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in brazilwood?
| Letters | 10: B-R-A-Z-I-L-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 brazilwood?
Brazilwood appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 brazilwood
- brazilwoods plural
- brasilwood
- brezel wood
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brazilwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
- 2
The wood of this tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brazilwood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense timber tree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pernambouc, bois-brésil |
| German | Brasilholz |
| Portuguese | brasil, pau-brasil, pernambuco |
| Spanish | palo Brasil, pau-Brasil, pernambuco |
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 brazilwood come from?
From Brazil + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).