# brett

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #8,762

## Definitions
1. Alternative letter-case form of Brett (“Brettanomyces”).
2. A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.

## Etymology
Short for Brettanomyces.

## Easily confused with
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-butt)
- **brew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brew)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brit)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brut)
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brits)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brute)
- **broth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-broth)
- **Britt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-britt)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brunt)
- **brews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brews)
- **Brexit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-brexit)
- **Burnett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-burnett)
- **Bretton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brett-vs-bretton)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bet-vs-brett)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/best-vs-brett)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beat-vs-brett)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belt-vs-brett)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beta-vs-brett)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-brett)
- **beth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beth-vs-brett)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbrett`, `bertt`, `bret`, `brrett`, `brtet`, `rbett`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brett