brickle
/ˈbɹɪkəl/verb
brickle is spelled B-R-I-C-K-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, brickle means “To fail spectacularly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brickle?
| Letters | 7: B-R-I-C-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 brickle?
Brickle appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 brickle?
- /ˈbɹɪkəl/
Brickle has 2 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).
Forms of brickle
- brickles present, singular, he/she/it
- brickling participle, present
- brickled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brickle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
CanadaTo fail spectacularly.
How to Brickle: The New Brunswick Funny Book (1977, →ISBN)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brickle come from?
From the Bricklin, a failed automobile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).