brunion

noun

"brunion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brunion” 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 hybrid of a plum and a peach.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brunion · brunion · English

brunion · 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.

Key facts for brunion
PropertyValue
Headwordbrunion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “brunion” in English

brunionranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brunion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for brunion in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French brugnon. The correct English form is brunion, spelled B-R-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A hybrid of a plum and a peach.
  2. 2
    A nectarine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how brunion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But no sort of Brunions are in so much Esteem as their Peaches, because they do not quit their Stones.
  2. The eldest Fairy put her finger into her mouth and whistled three times, then cried, 'Apricots, peaches, nectarines, brunions, cherries,[…]

Etymology

Borrowed from French brugnon.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brunion"?
"brunion" is spelled B-R-U-N-I-O-N.
What does "brunion" mean?
As a noun, "brunion" means: A hybrid of a plum and a peach.
What is the origin of the word "brunion"?
Borrowed from French brugnon. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list