Brno

/ˈbɜːnəʊ/

//ˈbɜːnəʊ// name

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"brno" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Brno” is uncommon English (frequency #52,827 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,827
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital of the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic.

Key facts for Brno
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrno
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbɜːnəʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brno” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Brno lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brno is uncommon English at frequency #52,827 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈbɜːnəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital of the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic.".

Brno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Brno, spelled B-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital of the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic.

This word in other languages

Brno(Español)Brno(Français)Brünn(Deutsch)

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 "Brno"?
"Brno" is spelled B-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɜːnəʊ/.
What does "Brno" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brno" means: The capital of the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic.
How do you pronounce "Brno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brno" is /ˈbɜːnəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brno" come from?
"Brno" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Brno”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɜːnəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list