branche

[bʁɑ̃ːʃ]

/[bʁɑ̃ːʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“branche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,643
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ast, Zweig

Corpus desk

Index DE-branche · branche · German

branche · rank #3,643 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,643
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Box

Nearest frequency peer: Box (-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 „branche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „branche“ 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).

branche vs Brauch
57% similar
branche vs Brände
43% similar
branche vs Brüche
57% similar

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

Key facts for branche
PropertyValue
Headwordbranche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁɑ̃ːʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,643
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „branche“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Box“ (#3,642), „demnächst“ (#3,644), „Bereiche“ (#3,641). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „branche“ bei #3,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around branche (IPA [bʁɑ̃ːʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,643 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for branche, with forms such as "barnche", "bbranche", and "bracnhe". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Brauch", "Brände", "Brüche", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is branche, spelled B-R-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ast, Zweig
  2. 2
    Branche, beruflicher oder unternehmerischer Tätigkeitsbereich, Zweiggebiet, Teilgebiet, Fach, Bereich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barnche
  • bbranche
  • bracnhe
  • brancche
  • branceh
  • branchhe
  • branhce
  • brannche
  • brnache
  • brranche
  • rbanche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of branche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

barnche2bbranche1bracnhe2brancche1branceh2branchhe1branhce2brannche1
Edit distance from "branche"

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 "branche"?
"branche" is spelled B-R-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁɑ̃ːʃ].
What does "branche" mean?
As a noun, "branche" means: Ast, Zweig
What words are commonly confused with "branche"?
"branche" is commonly confused with "Brauch", "Brände", "Brüche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "branche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "branche" is [bʁɑ̃ːʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "branche" come from?
"branche" 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 "branche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Galerie#3,656Gebiete#3,657korrekt#3,667richtet#3,616

Similar misspelling depth

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

Bereiche11 variantsPotsdam11 variantsoftmals11 variantsschätze11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list