Brandenburg

[ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk]

/[ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Brandenburg” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,331
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bundesland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-brandenburg · Brandenburg · German

Brandenburg · rank #2,331 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,331
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH black

Nearest frequency peer: black (-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 „Brandenburg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brandenburg“ 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).

Brandenburg vs Brandenburgs
92% similar
Brandenburg vs Brandenburger
85% similar

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

Key facts for Brandenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrandenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,331
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brandenburg“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „black“ (#2,330), „breit“ (#2,332), „Beweis“ (#2,329). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brandenburg“ bei #2,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Brandenburg (IPA [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,331 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brandenburg, with forms such as "barndenburg", "bbrandenburg", and "bradnenburg". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Brandenburgs", "Brandenburger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Brandenburg, spelled B-R-A-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bundesland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  2. 2
    kreisfreie Stadt in ^([1]); offiziell Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg^([1]), Deutschland
  3. 3
    Dorf und Burgruine an der Blees, Gemeinde Tandel, Großherzogtum Luxemburg
  4. 4
    Brandenburg (Württemberg), heute ein Ortsteil von Dietenheim
  5. 5
    Brandenburg (Nordfriesland), heute ein Ortsteil von Wester-Ohrstedt
  6. 6
    Brandenburg (Kentucky), Stadt in den USA
  7. 7
    deutsche Bezeichnung der Gemeinde Brambory im Mittelalter, heute Okres Kutná Hora, Tschechien
  8. 8
    deutsche Bezeichnung des Ortes Uschakowo in der Oblast Kaliningrad, Rajon Gurjewsk, Gemeinde Nowomoskowskoje, Russland (bis 1935 Brandenburg, 1935–1945 Brandenburg (Frisches Haff) im Landkreis Heiligenbeil, Provinz Ostpreußen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wer sich den Traum vom Motorfliegen erfüllen will, dem bietet sich in Brandenburg die Möglichkeit, den Privatpilotenschein, kurz PPL genannt, zu erwerben.“
  2. Brandenburg liegt zwischen Elbe und Oder.

Synonyms

MarkMark BrandenburgProvinz BrandenburgBrandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg a./HavelBrandenburg (Havel)Brandenburg/Havel

Antonyms

Baden-WürttembergBayernBerlinBremenHamburgHessenMecklenburg-VorpommernNiedersachsenNordrhein-WestfalenRheinland-PfalzSaarlandSachsenSachsen-AnhaltSchleswig-HolsteinThüringen

This word in other languages

Brandenburg(English)Brandeburgo(Español)Brandebourg(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barndenburg
  • bbrandenburg
  • bradnenburg
  • branddenburg
  • brandebnurg
  • brandenbburg
  • brandenbrug
  • brandenbugr
  • brandenburgg
  • brandenburrg
  • brandennburg
  • brandenubrg
  • brandneburg
  • branednburg
  • branndenburg
  • brnadenburg
  • brrandenburg
  • rbandenburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brandenburg - 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.

barndenburg2bbrandenburg1bradnenburg2branddenburg1brandebnurg2brandenbburg1brandenbrug2brandenbugr2
Edit distance from "Brandenburg"

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 "Brandenburg"?
"Brandenburg" is spelled B-R-A-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk].
What does "Brandenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brandenburg" means: ein Bundesland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Brandenburg"?
"Brandenburg" is commonly confused with "Brandenburgs", "Brandenburger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brandenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brandenburg" is [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brandenburg" come from?
"Brandenburg" 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 "Brandenburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anscheinend#2,326betroffenen#2,288Einstellung#2,389unmittelbar#2,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Schauspieler18 variantsJournalisten18 variantsAuswirkungen18 variantsVerständnis18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list