Brummie
[bɹʌm.i]noun, adjective
Brummie is spelled B-R-U-M-M-I-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Brummie means “A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Brummie is Brummies.
How many letters and syllables are in Brummie?
| Letters | 7: B-R-U-M-M-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Brummie?
Brummie appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 Brummie?
- US [bɹʌm.i]
Brummie has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Brummie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Brummie
- Brummies plural
- Brummier comparative
- more Brummie comparative
- Brummiest superlative
- most Brummie superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Brummie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalA person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 2
UKinformalThe accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham.
An easy mistake to make though, you'll hear more Brummie in Welshpool in August than Welsh that's for sure.
adjective
- 1
UKinformalOf or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom.
I remember it now having watched the clip! Under Spaghetti Junction too. You can't get more Brummie than that!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Brummie come from?
From Brum + -ie, from Brummagem, a dialectal variant of Birmingham.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).