bricolage
[ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ]noun
bricolage is spelled B-R-I-C-O-L-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bricolage means “Construction using whatever materials were available at the time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bricolage is bricolages.
How many letters and syllables are in bricolage?
| Letters | 9: B-R-I-C-O-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bricolage?
Bricolage appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 bricolage?
- UK /ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒ/
- US [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ]
Bricolage has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with bricolage?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bricolage from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʒ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bricolage
- bricolages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bricolage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.
- 2
Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.
- 3
A rhetorical style that brings together excerpts or samples of others' rhetoric in some constructive way (to produce, for example, synthesis, extension, or beauty).
Near-synonyms: collage, montage
- 4
An instance of this rhetorical style's use, or a work produced with its use.
Near-synonyms: collage, montage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bricolage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense construction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bastelei |
| Portuguese | bricolagem |
| Spanish | bricolaje |
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 bricolage come from?
Borrowed from French bricolage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).