fire brigade
/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/
"fire-brigade" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fire brigade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fire-brigade · fire brigade · English
fire brigade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fire brigade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fire brigade” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fire brigade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fire brigade in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is fire brigade, spelled F-I-R-E- -B-R-I-G-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
- 2An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
- 3A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fire brigade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.