brandschatzen
[ˈbʁantˌʃat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“brandschatzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldzahlungen oder Ähnliches beispielsweise mit der Androhung des Anzündens einer Stadt erpressen
Corpus desk
Index DE-brandschatzen · brandschatzen · German
brandschatzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brandschatzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbʁantˌʃat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „brandschatzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
brandschatzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁantˌʃat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for brandschatzen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is brandschatzen, spelled B-R-A-N-D-S-C-H-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Geldzahlungen oder Ähnliches beispielsweise mit der Androhung des Anzündens einer Stadt erpressen
- 2etwas niederbrennen, Feuer legen, um zu plündern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brandschatzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf seiner Reise durch Frankreich kam François durch viele gebrandschatzte Dörfer.
Zwei maskierte Männer brandschatzten das Haus der adligen Familie.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.