broon
/bɹuːn/noun, adjective
broon is spelled B-R-O-O-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, broon means “The colour brown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of broon is broons.
How many letters and syllables are in broon?
| Letters | 5: B-R-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is broon?
Broon appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce broon?
- /bɹuːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with broon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as broon.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: boron.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of broon
- broons plural
- more broon comparative
- most broon superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandThe colour brown.
adjective
- 1
ScotlandOf the colour brown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does broon come from?
Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).