bräteln
[ˈbʁɛːtl̩n]
The verdict
“bräteln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht braten (lassen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-brateln · bräteln · German
bräteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | bräteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbʁɛːtl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bräteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bräteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁɛːtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bräteln in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 bräteln, spelled B-R-Ä-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1leicht braten (lassen)
- 2(im Freien zumeist in geselliger Runde) etwas am offenen Feuer auf dem Rost oder am Spiess garen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bräteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Teller umgekehrt in die Pfanne auf die Rösti legen, mit der einen Hand andrücken und mit ein bisschen Schwung Pfanne und Teller samt Rösti kehren. Rösti zurück in die Pfanne geben, fertig bräteln.“
„In zwei Pfannen bräteln Seezungen in Butter sanft vor sich hin.“
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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.