Brachen

[ˈbʁaːxn̩]

/[ˈbʁaːxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brachen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,789
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brache

Corpus desk

Index DE-brachen · Brachen · German

Brachen · rank #13,789 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,789
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blowjob

Nearest frequency peer: Blowjob (-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 „Brachen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brachen“ 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).

Brachen vs buchen
57% similar
Brachen vs braten
57% similar
Brachen vs Brüche
71% similar

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

Key facts for Brachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaːxn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,789
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brachen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Brachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blowjob“ (#13,788), „brennenden“ (#13,790), „blinden“ (#13,787). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brachen“ bei #13,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Brachen (IPA [ˈbʁaːxn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,789 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brachen, with forms such as "barchen", "bbrachen", and "bracchen". 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, "buchen", "braten", "Brüche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 German form is Brachen, spelled B-R-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brache
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Brache
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Brache
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Brache

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barchen
  • bbrachen
  • bracchen
  • bracehn
  • brachenn
  • brachhen
  • brachne
  • brahcen
  • brcahen
  • brrachen
  • rbachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brachen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

barchen2bbrachen1bracchen1bracehn2brachenn1brachhen1brachne2brahcen2
Edit distance from "Brachen"

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 "Brachen"?
"Brachen" is spelled B-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaːxn̩].
What does "Brachen" mean?
As a noun, "Brachen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brache
What words are commonly confused with "Brachen"?
"Brachen" is commonly confused with "buchen", "braten", "Brüche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brachen" is [ˈbʁaːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brachen" come from?
"Brachen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blowjob#13,788blinden#13,787casting#13,793bedankt#13,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bewusste11 variantsCornelia11 variantseinholen11 variantsEinwände11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list