bricklayer
noun
bricklayer is spelled B-R-I-C-K-L-A-Y-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bricklayer means “A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bricklayer is bricklayers.
How many letters and syllables are in bricklayer?
| Letters | 10: B-R-I-C-K-L-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 bricklayer?
Bricklayer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 bricklayer?
Bricklayer has 3 syllables (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-bricklayer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bricklayer
- bricklayers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bricklayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bricklayer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense craftsman:
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.
Where does bricklayer come from?
From Middle English brekelayeer, brekelayer, equivalent to brick + layer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).