bromine
/ˈbɹəʊmiːn
"bromine" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bromine” is uncommon English (frequency #56,638 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,638
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bromine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹəʊmiːn |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bromine” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bromine is uncommon English at frequency #56,638 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹəʊmiːn. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bromine has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obsolete English brome + -ine, this word being from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”). The correct English form is bromine, spelled B-R-O-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
- 2A bromine atom
Etymology
From obsolete English brome + -ine, this word being from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).
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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.
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Using “bromine”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-R-O-M-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.