brindled
/ˈbɹɪndəld/
"brindled" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brindled” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brindled · brindled · English
brindled · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brindled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbɹɪndəld/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brindled” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brindled is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbɹɪndəld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.".
Zero misspellings are on record for brindled in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: An alteration of brinded, probably by association with speckled, grizzled etc. The correct English form is brindled, spelled B-R-I-N-D-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brindled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The palace in a woody vale they found, High raised of stone; a shaded space around; Where mountain wolves and brindled lions roam, (By magic tamed,) familiar to the dome.
All round me were tokens of a divided empire. The old grass and the new grass were striving together. In the low wet swales the verdure peeped out in vivid green ; beyond, on the mountains, lay light patches of snow, strangely relieved against their russet sides; all the humped hills looked like brindled kine in the shivers.
Etymology
An alteration of brinded, probably by association with speckled, grizzled etc.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.