Brasse

[ˈbʁasə]

/[ˈbʁasə]/ noun

The verdict

“Brasse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - bis zu 70 cm langer Karpfenfisch, der in Seen und sehr langsam fließenden Flüssen in Europa und Teilen Asiens lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-brasse · Brasse · German

Brasse · 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.

Key facts for Brasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁasə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brasse“ im Deutschen

Brassesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brasse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bis zu 70 cm langer Karpfenfisch, der in Seen und sehr langsam fließenden Flüssen in Europa und Teilen Asiens lebt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Brasse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Brasse, spelled B-R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bis zu 70 cm langer Karpfenfisch, der in Seen und sehr langsam fließenden Flüssen in Europa und Teilen Asiens lebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach Malickis Erfahrungen und den jährlichen Dokumentationen der Bestände seien die Arten in den Gewässern gleich geblieben, darunter Barsch, Brasse, Forelle, Hecht, Karpfen, Rotauge und Zander.“
  2. „Als Speisefisch sei die Brasse in der Region nicht absetzbar gewesen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brasse"?
"Brasse" is spelled B-R-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁasə].
What does "Brasse" mean?
As a noun, "Brasse" means: bis zu 70 cm langer Karpfenfisch, der in Seen und sehr langsam fließenden Flüssen in Europa und Teilen Asiens lebt
How do you pronounce "Brasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brasse" is [ˈbʁasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brasse" come from?
"Brasse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list