Branntwein
German, noun/ˈbʁantˌvaɪ̯n/
Branntwein is spelled B-R-A-N-N-T-W-E-I-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branntwein is a German masculine noun meaning “brandy (distilled wine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein ursprünglich nur aus Wein, später aber auch aus anderen vergorenen Flüssigkeiten durch Destillation…”.
What does Branntwein mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinebrandy (distilled wine)
- 2
datedmasculineliquor (any distilled alcohol)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein ursprünglich nur aus Wein, später aber auch aus anderen vergorenen Flüssigkeiten durch Destillation hergestelltes Getränk mit hohem Alkoholgehalt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Branntwein
- Branntweines genitive
- Branntweins genitive
- Branntweine plural
- Branntweinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Branntwein?
- /ˈbʁantˌvaɪ̯n/
- [ˈbʁantˌvaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Branntwein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Branntwein in German?
Branntwein appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).