brach

[bʁaːx]

/[bʁaːx]/ adj

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The verdict

“brach” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,184
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer

Corpus desk

Index DE-brach · brach · German

brach · rank #4,184 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,184
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Begriffe

Nearest frequency peer: Begriffe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „brach“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „brach“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brach vs Buch
40% similar
brach vs brav
60% similar
brach vs braun
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brach
PropertyValue
Headwordbrach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁaːx]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,184
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brach“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brachliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Begriffe“ (#4,183), „brauchte“ (#4,185), „beantwortet“ (#4,182). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brach“ bei #4,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around brach (IPA [bʁaːx]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,184 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brach, with forms such as "barch", "bbrach", and "bracch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Buch", "brav", "braun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 German form is brach, spelled B-R-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bleiche, abgezehrte Gesichter, verlotterte Hütten, leere Viehställe, brache Felder: das war das Bild der Provinz in jenen Tagen.“

This word in other languages

fallow(English)jachère(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barch
  • bbrach
  • bracch
  • brachh
  • brahc
  • brcah
  • brrach
  • rbach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brach - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

barch2bbrach1bracch1brachh1brahc2brcah2brrach1rbach2
Edit distance from "brach"

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 "brach"?
"brach" is spelled B-R-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁaːx].
What does "brach" mean?
As an adjective, "brach" means: (in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer
What words are commonly confused with "brach"?
"brach" is commonly confused with "Buch", "brav", "braun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brach" is [bʁaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brach" come from?
"brach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

armut#4,181Anruf#4,180übers#4,177First#4,197

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

grand8 variantsStuhl8 variantsplant8 variantsschaue8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list