# brownstone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/ · frequency rank #47,506

## Definitions
1. A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
2. A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

## Etymology
From brown + stone.

## Common misspellings (16)
`bbrownstone`, `borwnstone`, `bronwstone`, `brownnstone`, `brownsotne`, `brownsstone`, `brownstnoe`, `brownstoen`, `brownstonne`, `brownsttone`, `browntsone`, `browsntone`, `browwnstone`, `brrownstone`, `brwonstone`, `rbownstone`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brownstone