brin

/bʁɛ̃/

//bʁɛ̃// noun

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The verdict

“brin” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,790 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,790
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - broto (de uma planta)

Corpus desk

Index PT-brin · brin · Portuguese

brin · rank #60,790 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,790
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH brun

Nearest frequency peer: brun (+2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “brin”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “brin” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brin
PropertyValue
Headwordbrin
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bʁɛ̃/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “brin” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.brincai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “brun” (#60,792), “carótida” (#60,808), “barrigudo” (#60,771). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “brin” fica em #60,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brin is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,790 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bʁɛ̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is brin, spelled B-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    broto (de uma planta)
  2. 2
    pequena parte de coisas longas e finas
  3. 3
    pequena quantidade de algo

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 Portuguese 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 /bʁɛ̃/.
What does "brin" mean?
As a noun, "brin" means: broto (de uma planta)
How do you pronounce "brin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brin" is /bʁɛ̃/. 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brun#60,792whom#60,704Fett#60,960limo#61,061

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list