bruschetta
/bɹʊˈskɛtə/
"bruschetta" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bruschetta” is uncommon English (frequency #80,273 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,273
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bruschetta |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɹʊˈskɛtə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bruschetta” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bruschetta is uncommon English at frequency #80,273 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹʊˈskɛtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bruschetta, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”). The correct English form is bruschetta, spelled B-R-U-S-C-H-E-T-T-A.
Definition
- 1A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.
Etymology
From Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”).
This word in other languages
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-R-U-S-C-H-E-T-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɹʊˈskɛtə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.