Brandbekämpfung
[ˈbʁantbəˌkɛmp͡fʊŋ]
The verdict
“Brandbekämpfung” is uncommon German (frequency #51,995 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,995
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Maßnahmen, die nötig sind, um ein ausgebrochenes Feuer zu löschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-brandbekampfung · Brandbekämpfung · German
Brandbekämpfung · rank #51,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,995
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH Blödheit
Nearest frequency peer: Blödheit (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Brandbekämpfung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Blutspenden
Blutspenden
48,010 corpus weight
- Blutzuckers…
Blutzuckerspiegel
48,009 corpus weight
- Blödheit
Blödheit
48,008 corpus weight
- Brandbekämp…
Brandbekämpfung
48,006 corpus weight
- Brazil
Brazil
48,004 corpus weight
- Briefumschl…
Briefumschlag
48,003 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Brandbekämpfung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brandbekämpfung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁantbəˌkɛmp͡fʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #51,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brandbekämpfung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Brandbekämpfung is uncommon German at frequency #51,995 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁantbəˌkɛmp͡fʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit aller Maßnahmen, die nötig sind, um ein ausgebrochenes Feuer zu löschen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Brandbekämpfung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Brandbekämpfung, spelled B-R-A-N-D-B-E-K-Ä-M-P-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit aller Maßnahmen, die nötig sind, um ein ausgebrochenes Feuer zu löschen
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brandbekämpfung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency 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.