brooder
/ˈbɹuːdə/
"brooder" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brooder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who broods.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brooder · brooder · English
brooder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brooder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹuːdə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brooder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brooder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹuːdə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for brooder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From brood + -er. The correct English form is brooder, spelled B-R-O-O-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who broods.
- 2A heated box used for chicks or premature babies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how brooder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[E]verybody worked hard to get the chicks safely into the brooders.
Etymology
From brood + -er.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.