BRD

name

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"brd" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“BRD” is uncommon English (frequency #74,786 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,786
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of FRG (“Federal Republic of Germany”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-brd · BRD · English

BRD · rank #74,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,786
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH BRCA

Nearest frequency peer: BRCA (-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 “BRD”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “BRD” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for BRD
PropertyValue
HeadwordBRD
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters3
Frequency rank#74,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “BRD” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).BRDfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “BRCA” (#74,785), “brassard” (#74,784), “brandish” (#74,783). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “BRD” is #74,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BRD is uncommon English at frequency #74,786 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of FRG (“Federal Republic of Germany”).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for BRD, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German BRD. The correct English form is BRD, spelled B-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of FRG (“Federal Republic of Germany”).

Etymology

Borrowed from German BRD.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "BRD"?
"BRD" is spelled B-R-D.
What does "BRD" mean?
As a proper noun, "BRD" means: Synonym of FRG (“Federal Republic of Germany”).
What is the origin of the word "BRD"?
Borrowed from German BRD. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "BRD", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BYD#74,796CBL#74,815awn#74,741AWG#74,739

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list