brede

Name: brede, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“brede” is uncommon English (frequency #97,882 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,882
frequency rank, English: 31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ornamental embroidery.

Key facts for brede
Property	Value
Headword	brede
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#97,882
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brede” sits in English frequency

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

#97,882

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brede is uncommon English at frequency #97,882 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for brede in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: A variant of braid. The correct English form is brede, spelled B-R-E-D-E.

Definition

1
Ornamental embroidery.
2
A braid.

Etymology

A variant of braid.

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 "brede"?

"brede" is spelled B-R-E-D-E.

What does "brede" mean?

As a noun, "brede" means: Ornamental embroidery.

What is the origin of the word "brede"?

A variant of braid. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “brede”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is B-R-E-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.