brett
/bɹɛt/noun
brett is spelled B-R-E-T-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brett means “Alternative letter-case form of Brett (“Brettanomyces”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brett is bretts.
How many letters and syllables are in brett?
| Letters | 5: B-R-E-T-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brett?
Brett appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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).
How do you pronounce brett?
- /bɹɛt/
Brett has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Brett.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brett
- bretts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brett mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Brett (“Brettanomyces”).
- 2
informalA fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
- 3
archaicA britchka; a kind of horse-drawn carriage.
noun
- 1
informalBrettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brett come from?
Short for Brettanomyces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).