brux
/ˈbɹʌks/verb
brux is spelled B-R-U-X: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, brux means “To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brux?
| Letters | 4: B-R-U-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 brux?
Brux appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 brux?
- /ˈbɹʌks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brux.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brux
- bruxes present, singular, he/she/it
- bruxing participle, present
- bruxed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brux mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brux come from?
Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).