bräsig
[ˈbʁɛːzɪç]
The verdict
“bräsig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf eine dickfellige Art unflexibel
Corpus desk
Index DE-brasig · bräsig · German
bräsig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | bräsig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʁɛːzɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bräsig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bräsig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁɛːzɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf eine dickfellige Art unflexibel".
bräsig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bräsig, spelled B-R-Ä-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1auf eine dickfellige Art unflexibel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bräsig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Kampfgeist des bräsig-selbstgefälligen Stadtoberhaupts wurde erst geweckt, als […]“
„[…] Schauspieler […] starr bewegt wie Statuen herumstehen und missgelaunt und bräsig ungefähr ein Drittel von Schillers Stücktext aufsagen.“
This word in other languages
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.