# BRIC

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,230

## Definitions
1. Initialism of Brazil, Russia, India and China: a group of countries with similarly fast-growing economies.

## Etymology
Coined by British economist Jim O'Neill in 2001.

## Easily confused with
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bro)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-btc)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bru)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bui)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bros)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brit)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brow)
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bruh)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brig)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brie)
- **brim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brim)
- **Brom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brom)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bryn)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bruv)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brin)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brut)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bring)
- **brief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brief)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-bruce)
- **brick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bric-vs-brick)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbric`, `birc`, `brci`, `bricc`, `brric`, `rbic`

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