brin

[ˈbɾĩn]

/[ˈbɾĩn]/ noun

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The verdict

“brin” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,757 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,757
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tela de cáñamo ligera y flexible, propia para velamen de embarcaciones menores.

Key facts for brin
PropertyValue
Headwordbrin
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɾĩn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brin” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brin is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,757 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɾĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

brin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is brin, spelled B-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tela de cáñamo ligera y flexible, propia para velamen de embarcaciones menores.
  2. 2
    Lona muy fina.
  3. 3
    Brizna o hebra de azafrán.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brin"?
"brin" is spelled B-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾĩn].
What does "brin" mean?
As a noun, "brin" means: Tela de cáñamo ligera y flexible, propia para velamen de embarcaciones menores.
How do you pronounce "brin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brin" is [ˈbɾĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brin" come from?
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Using “brin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbɾĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list