brandmarken

[ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩]

/[ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“brandmarken” is uncommon German (frequency #74,406 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,406
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden öffentlich bloßstellen, anprangern, heftig kritisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-brandmarken · brandmarken · German

brandmarken · rank #74,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,406
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brandanschläge

Nearest frequency peer: Brandanschläge (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „brandmarken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „brandmarken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brandmarken
PropertyValue
Headwordbrandmarken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brandmarken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).brandmarkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brandanschläge“ (#74,405), „Brandopfer“ (#74,407), „Braga“ (#74,404). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brandmarken“ bei #74,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brandmarken is uncommon German at frequency #74,406 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for brandmarken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brandmarken, spelled B-R-A-N-D-M-A-R-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden öffentlich bloßstellen, anprangern, heftig kritisieren
  2. 2
    jemandem mit dem Brandeisen ein Zeichen, meist auf die Stirn, als Strafe einbrennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ronald Reagan brandmarkte in den 1980er-Jahren die „Sozialschmarotzer“ – und seither trägt die staatliche Lebensmittelhilfe, die per Kreditkarte in Supermärkten eingelöst wird, ein soziales Stigma.
  2. Das US-Repräsentantenhaus wird voraussichtlich am Mittwoch über eine Gesetzesvorlage abstimmen, die künstlich niedrig gehaltene Wechselkurse kritisiert und als Export-Subvention brandmarkt.

Synonyms

anprangernbloßstellendenunzierengeißelnoutenstigmatisierenzum Übeltäter stempeln

Antonyms

bejubelnlobenverheimlichenvertuschenunter den Teppich kehrenverschonen

This word in other languages

denounce(English)marcar(Español)dénoncer(Français)criticar(Português)

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 "brandmarken"?
"brandmarken" is spelled B-R-A-N-D-M-A-R-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩].
What does "brandmarken" mean?
As a verb, "brandmarken" means: jemanden öffentlich bloßstellen, anprangern, heftig kritisieren
How do you pronounce "brandmarken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brandmarken" is [ˈbʁantˌmaʁkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brandmarken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Braumeister#74,410bäuerlicher#74,427bewachsenen#74,379beschriften#74,370

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list