bring back

/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/

//ˈbɹɪŋ bæk// verb

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

The verdict

“bring back” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fetch something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bring-back · bring back · English

bring back · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for bring back
PropertyValue
Headwordbring back
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bring back” in English

bring backfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bring back is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bring back, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is bring back, spelled B-R-I-N-G- -B-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    To fetch something.
  2. 2
    To cause someone to remember something from the past.
  3. 3
    To reenact an old rule or law.
  4. 4
    To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bring back appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I brought back the groceries.
  2. If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bring back"?
"bring back" is spelled B-R-I-N-G- -B-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/.
What does "bring back" mean?
As a verb, "bring back" means: To fetch something.
How do you pronounce "bring back"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bring back" is /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bring back" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list