# brigadier

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/ · frequency rank #19,542

## Definitions
1. An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
2. A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
3. Ellipsis of brigadier general.
4. The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.

## Easily confused with
- **brigade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brigade-vs-brigadier)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbrigadier`, `birgadier`, `brgiadier`, `briagdier`, `brigaddier`, `brigadeir`, `brigadierr`, `brigadire`, `brigaider`, `brigdaier`, `briggadier`, `brrigadier`, `rbigadier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brigadier