broods

/bɹuːdz/

//bɹuːdz// noun

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

The verdict

“broods” is uncommon English (frequency #58,564 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,564
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of brood

Corpus desk

Index EN-broods · broods · English

broods · rank #58,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,564
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Breslau

Nearest frequency peer: Breslau (-1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “broods”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “broods” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for broods
PropertyValue
Headwordbroods
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɹuːdz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,564
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “broods” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Breslau” (#58,563), “Broomfield” (#58,565), “Breivik” (#58,562). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “broods” is #58,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

broods is uncommon English at frequency #58,564 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹuːdz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of brood".

Zero misspellings are on record for broods in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is broods, spelled B-R-O-O-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of brood

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 "broods"?
"broods" is spelled B-R-O-O-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹuːdz/.
What does "broods" mean?
As a noun, "broods" means: plural of brood
How do you pronounce "broods"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broods" is /bɹuːdz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broods" come from?
"broods" 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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "broods", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bonney#58,558bungle#58,571cachet#58,576cackle#58,577

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list