braten

/[ˈbʁaːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,834

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

braten is aGermanverb. It means: (Nahrungsmittel) durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, garen Pronounced [ˈbʁaːtn̩]. Often confused with braun and Brite.

Key facts for braten
PropertyValue
Headwordbraten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁaːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,834
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of braten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for braten is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,834 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for braten, with forms such as "barten", "bbraten", and "braetn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "braun", "Brite", "brave", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is braten, spelled B-R-A-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Nahrungsmittel) durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, garen
  2. 2
    durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, gar werden
  3. 3
    ein langes Sonnenbad nehmen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: barten,bbraten,braetn,bratenn,bratne,bratten,brraten,brtaen,rbaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for braten

Misspelling Variants of "braten"

barten6bbraten7braetn6bratenn7bratne6bratten7brraten7brtaen6
Misspelling Variants of "braten"

Frequency rank: #11,834 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "braten"?
"braten" is spelled B-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaːtn̩].
What does "braten" mean?
As a verb, "braten" means: (Nahrungsmittel) durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, garen
What words are commonly confused with "braten"?
"braten" is commonly confused with "braun", "Brite", "brave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "braten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "braten" is [ˈbʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "braten" come from?
"braten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.