brigade
/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/noun, verb
brigade is spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brigade means “A group of people organized for a common purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brigade is brigades.
How many letters and syllables are in brigade?
| Letters | 7: B-R-I-G-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is brigade?
Brigade appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 brigade?
- /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/
Brigade 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). Recordings: En-us-brigade.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brigade?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as brigade.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: abridge.
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 brigade
- brigades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brigading participle, present
- brigaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brigade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
a work brigade; a fire brigade
- 2
A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
- 3
derogatoryA group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!
- 4
Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
verb
- 1
To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action.
- 2
To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brigade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 brigade come from?
Borrowed from French brigade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).