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braten

German, verb

braten is spelled B-R-A-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Braten is a German verb meaning “to pan-fry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Braten is a different word: “a roast (big portion of meat, usually cooked in the oven)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Nahrungsmittel) durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, garen”.

What does braten mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to pan-fry

  2. 2

    to roast; to grill; to broil

noun

as Braten
  1. 1

    masculinea roast (big portion of meat, usually cooked in the oven)

noun

as Braten
  1. 1

    neutergerund of braten; roasting

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

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

noun: 1. gebratenes Stück Fleisch 2. Stück Fleisch, das sich zum Braten eignet

noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem etwas gebraten wird

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 braten

  • brät present singular third-person
  • briet past
  • gebraten participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • 7 strong
  • bratend participle present
  • brate first-person indicative present
  • brätst indicative present second-person
  • bratet indicative plural present
  • bratest second-person singular subjunctive
  • brieten first-person indicative plural
  • briete first-person formal rare
  • brietest indicative preterite second-person
  • brietst indicative preterite second-person
  • brietet indicative plural preterite
  • brat imperative second-person singular
  • brat! imperative singular
  • brate! imperative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to braten

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is braten in German?

braten appears 5.2 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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