briard
noun
briard is spelled B-R-I-A-R-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, briard means “Alternative letter-case form of Briard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of briard is briards.
How many letters and syllables are in briard?
| Letters | 6: B-R-I-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 briard?
Briard appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 briard
- briards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does briard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Briard
noun
- 1
A sturdy, rough-coated French dog of an ancient breed from the Brie region of north-central France, traditionally used to herd and guard sheep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Briard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dog breed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | berger de Brie |
| Spanish | pastor de Brie |
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.