brickyard

/ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/

//ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd// noun

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"brickyard" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brickyard” is uncommon English (frequency #66,523 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,523
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.

Key facts for brickyard
PropertyValue
Headwordbrickyard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brickyard” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brickyard lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brickyard is uncommon English at frequency #66,523 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brickyard, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From brick + yard. The correct English form is brickyard, spelled B-R-I-C-K-Y-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.

Etymology

From brick + yard.

Synonyms

brickworks

This word in other languages

tejar(Español)briqueterie(Français)Ziegelei(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brickyard"?
"brickyard" is spelled B-R-I-C-K-Y-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/.
What does "brickyard" mean?
As a noun, "brickyard" means: A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.
How do you pronounce "brickyard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brickyard" is /ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "brickyard"?
From brick + yard. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “brickyard”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-I-C-K-Y-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list