bricklaying
"bricklaying" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bricklaying” is uncommon English (frequency #93,497 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,497
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bricklaying · bricklaying · English
bricklaying · rank #93,497 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,497
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Brissett
Nearest frequency peer: Brissett (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “bricklaying”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- braes
braes
6,511 corpus weight
- braise
braise
6,509 corpus weight
- bricklaying
bricklaying
6,504 corpus weight
- Brissett
Brissett
6,503 corpus weight
- Bronwen
Bronwen
6,500 corpus weight
- Brookland
Brookland
6,499 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bricklaying” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bricklaying |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bricklaying” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bricklaying is uncommon English at frequency #93,497 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.".
bricklaying doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From brick + laying. The correct English form is bricklaying, spelled B-R-I-C-K-L-A-Y-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bricklaying appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mr. Popham never worked at his bricklayings or carpentering or cabinet making or papering by the hour, but “by the job”; and a kind Providence, intent on the welfare of the community, must have guided him in this choice of business methods, […]
Etymology
From brick + laying.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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