britches
/ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪz/noun
britches is spelled B-R-I-T-C-H-E-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, britches means “Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in britches?
| Letters | 8: B-R-I-T-C-H-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is britches?
Britches appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 britches?
- /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
Britches has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-britches.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of britches
- britch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does britches mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
- 2
The roe of cod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does britches come from?
An alteration of breeches (“trousers, pantaloons”) in use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).