Britain
Brit·ain/ˈbɹɪt.ən/obsolete
Britain is spelled B-R-I-T-A-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Brit·ain). It appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Britain means “An ancient Briton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Britain is Britains.
How many letters and syllables are in Britain?
| Letters | 7: B-R-I-T-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Brit·ain |
| In writing | 52 times per million words; the 1,941st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 Britain?
Britain appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st 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 Britain?
- UK /ˈbɹɪt.ən/
- UK [ˈbɹɪt.n̩]
- US /ˈbɹɪt.ən/
Britain has 2 syllables, split Brit·ain in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-Britain.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Zazollo-Britain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Britain
Sounds like: Briton (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with Britain?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Britain from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtən/):
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 Britain
- more Britain comparative
- most Britain superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Britain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicAn ancient Briton.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteBriton; British.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Britain come from?
From Middle English brytayn, from Latin Britannus (adjective and noun, plural Britannī), apparently from Brythonic (compare Old Welsh Priten).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).