brisket

/ˈbɹɪskɪt/

//ˈbɹɪskɪt// noun

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"brisket" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brisket” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,966
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The chest of an animal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brisket · brisket · English

brisket · rank #33,966 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,966
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH braver

Nearest frequency peer: braver (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “brisket”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “brisket” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brisket vs briskly
71% similar
brisket vs brisk
71% similar
brisket vs basket
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brisket
PropertyValue
Headwordbrisket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɹɪskɪt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,966
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “brisket”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).brisketlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “braver” (#33,965), “buckeye” (#33,967), “Brahma” (#33,964). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “brisket” is #33,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brisket (IPA /ˈbɹɪskɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,966 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for brisket, with forms such as "bbrisket", "birsket", and "brikset". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "briskly", "brisk", "basket", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk. The correct English form is brisket, spelled B-R-I-S-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The chest of an animal.
  2. 2
    A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.
  3. 3
    A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket popular in Texas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Right after chili, smoked beef brisket could easily be the state food of Texas.

Etymology

From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.

This word in other languages

pecho(Español)poitrine(Français)Brust(Deutsch)peito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrisket
  • birsket
  • brikset
  • brisekt
  • briskett
  • briskket
  • briskte
  • brissket
  • brrisket
  • brsiket
  • rbisket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brisket - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrisket1birsket2brikset2brisekt2briskett1briskket1briskte2brissket1
Edit distance from "brisket"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brisket"?
"brisket" is spelled B-R-I-S-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪskɪt/.
What does "brisket" mean?
As a noun, "brisket" means: The chest of an animal.
What words are commonly confused with "brisket"?
"brisket" is commonly confused with "briskly", "brisk", "basket". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brisket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brisket" is /ˈbɹɪskɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "brisket"?
From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brisket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buckeye#33,967Boswell#33,960ceasing#33,977château#33,981

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list