brooch

/bɹəʊtʃ/

//bɹəʊtʃ// noun

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"brooch" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brooch” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,388
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brooch · brooch · English

brooch · rank #27,388 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,388
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bunting

Nearest frequency peer: bunting (+2 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 “brooch”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brooch” 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).

brooch vs brook
67% similar
brooch vs broom
67% similar
brooch vs broth
67% similar

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

Key facts for brooch
PropertyValue
Headwordbrooch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɹəʊtʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,388
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “brooch”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bunting” (#27,390), “Bowles” (#27,385), “boundless” (#27,384). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “brooch” is #27,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brooch (IPA /bɹəʊtʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,388 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brooch, with forms such as "bbrooch", "boroch", and "broch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "brook", "broom", "broth", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of broach. The correct English form is brooch, spelled B-R-O-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
  2. 2
    A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

Etymology

Variant of broach.

This word in other languages

broche(Español)broche(Français)Brosche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrooch
  • boroch
  • broch
  • brocoh
  • broocch
  • broochh
  • broohc
  • brrooch
  • rbooch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brooch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbrooch1boroch2broch1brocoh2broocch1broochh1broohc2brrooch1
Edit distance from "brooch"

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 "brooch"?
"brooch" is spelled B-R-O-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹəʊtʃ/.
What does "brooch" mean?
As a noun, "brooch" means: A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
What words are commonly confused with "brooch"?
"brooch" is commonly confused with "brook", "broom", "broth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brooch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brooch" is /bɹəʊtʃ/. 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 "brooch"?
Variant of broach. 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 "brooch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bowles#27,385bleeds#27,380Canaan#27,396clamps#27,400

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

coinage9 variantsConnelly9 variantscovent9 variantsdredge9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list