Aschenbrödel

[ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩]

/[ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Aschenbrödel” is uncommon German (frequency #58,560 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,560
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Märchenfigur, die zunächst niedere Dienste verrichten muss, dann aber vom Prinzen geheiratet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-aschenbrodel · Aschenbrödel · German

Aschenbrödel · rank #58,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,560
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asiatisches

Nearest frequency peer: asiatisches (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aschenbrödel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aschenbrödel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aschenbrödel
PropertyValue
HeadwordAschenbrödel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aschenbrödel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aschenbrödelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „asiatisches“ (#58,561), „Architekturbüros“ (#58,558), „assistance“ (#58,562). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aschenbrödel“ bei #58,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aschenbrödel is uncommon German at frequency #58,560 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Aschenbrödel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aschenbrödel, spelled A-S-C-H-E-N-B-R-Ö-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Märchenfigur, die zunächst niedere Dienste verrichten muss, dann aber vom Prinzen geheiratet wird
  2. 2
    unscheinbare Person, die benachteiligt wird und meist niedere Arbeiten im Haus verrichten muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aschenbrödel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Großvater erzählte seinen Enkeln die Geschichte vom Aschenbrödel.
  2. Zuhause macht er nur das Aschenbrödel.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aschenbrödel"?
"Aschenbrödel" is spelled A-S-C-H-E-N-B-R-Ö-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩].
What does "Aschenbrödel" mean?
As a noun, "Aschenbrödel" means: weibliche Märchenfigur, die zunächst niedere Dienste verrichten muss, dann aber vom Prinzen geheiratet wird
How do you pronounce "Aschenbrödel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aschenbrödel" is [ˈaʃn̩ˌbʁøːdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aschenbrödel" come from?
"Aschenbrödel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list