Brabant

/[bʁaˈbant]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,499

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Brabant is aGermanname. It means: ehemalige belgische Provinz mit der Hauptstadt Brüssel; das von ihr erfasste Gebiet Pronounced [bʁaˈbant]. Often confused with brisant.

Key facts for Brabant
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrabant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[bʁaˈbant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,499
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Brabant in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Brabant is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʁaˈbant]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,499 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Brabant, with forms such as "barbant", "bbrabant", and "braabnt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "brisant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Brabant, spelled B-R-A-B-A-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemalige belgische Provinz mit der Hauptstadt Brüssel; das von ihr erfasste Gebiet
  2. 2
    Herzogtum, das annähernd das Gebiet der niederländischen Provinz Nord-Brabant, der belgischen Provinzen Antwerpen, Flämisch-Brabant und Wallonisch-Brabant und der Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt abdeckte

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: barbant,bbrabant,braabnt,brabannt,brabantt,brabatn,brabbant,brabnat,brbaant,brrabant,rbabant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Brabant

Misspelling Variants of "Brabant"

barbant7bbrabant8braabnt7brabannt8brabantt8brabatn7brabbant8brabnat7
Misspelling Variants of "Brabant"

Frequency rank: #44,499 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brabant"?
"Brabant" is spelled B-R-A-B-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁaˈbant].
What does "Brabant" mean?
As a name, "Brabant" means: ehemalige belgische Provinz mit der Hauptstadt Brüssel; das von ihr erfasste Gebiet
What words are commonly confused with "Brabant"?
"Brabant" is commonly confused with "brisant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brabant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brabant" is [bʁaˈbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brabant" come from?
"Brabant" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.