Brandstifter
[ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ]
The verdict
“Brandstifter” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,480 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,480
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die einen Brand absichtlich oder fahrlässig verursacht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brandstifter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #25,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brandstifter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Brandstifter is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,480 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die einen Brand absichtlich oder fahrlässig verursacht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brandstifter, with forms such as "barndstifter", "bbrandstifter", and "bradnstifter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Brandstifter, spelled B-R-A-N-D-S-T-I-F-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die einen Brand absichtlich oder fahrlässig verursacht
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: barndstifter,bbrandstifter,bradnstifter,branddstifter,brandsitfter,brandsstifter,brandstfiter,brandstifetr,brandstiffter,brandstifterr,brandstiftre,brandstiftter,brandstitfer,brandsttifter,brandtsifter,branndstifter,bransdtifter,brnadstifter,brrandstifter,rbandstifter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brandstifter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Brandstifter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-A-N-D-S-T-I-F-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.