redbrick
adjective, noun
redbrick is spelled R-E-D-B-R-I-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, redbrick means “of, or relating to a red brick university” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in redbrick?
| Letters | 8: R-E-D-B-R-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 redbrick?
Redbrick appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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).
Forms of redbrick
- red-brick
- redbricks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redbrick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, or relating to a red brick university
- 2
made of red brick
noun
- 1
Clipping of red brick university.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does redbrick come from?
From red + brick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).