Brack

[bʁak]

/[bʁak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brack” is uncommon German (frequency #66,063 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,063
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleiner See oder Tümpel, der durch das Fluten einer tiefen Auskolkung aufgrund eines Deichbruchs (während einer Sturmflut) entstanden ist

Key facts for Brack
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁak]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brack” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Brack lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brack is uncommon German at frequency #66,063 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Brack has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Brack, spelled B-R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner See oder Tümpel, der durch das Fluten einer tiefen Auskolkung aufgrund eines Deichbruchs (während einer Sturmflut) entstanden ist
  2. 2
    Tümpel, der sich aus Brackwasser gebildet hat
  3. 3
    ein durch Begradigung des Flusses abgetrennter Arm mit stehendem Wasser

Synonyms

KolkKulkWehlWehleAltwasser

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 "Brack"?
"Brack" is spelled B-R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁak].
What does "Brack" mean?
As a noun, "Brack" means: kleiner See oder Tümpel, der durch das Fluten einer tiefen Auskolkung aufgrund eines Deichbruchs (während einer Sturmflut) entstanden ist
How do you pronounce "Brack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brack" is [bʁak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brack" come from?
"Brack" 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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Using “Brack”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʁak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list