hermaphrodite brig
"hermaphrodite-brig" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hermaphrodite brig” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hermaphrodite brig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hermaphrodite brig” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hermaphrodite brig is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hermaphrodite brig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: So called because it is a hybrid of the two main types of sail plan. The correct English form is hermaphrodite brig, spelled H-E-R-M-A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T-E- -B-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1A two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail).
Etymology
So called because it is a hybrid of the two main types of sail plan.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “hermaphrodite brig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-R-M-A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T-E- -B-R-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.