brauchbar

[ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“brauchbar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,917
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für etwas geeignet

Corpus desk

Index DE-brauchbar · brauchbar · German

brauchbar · rank #21,917 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,917
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brandes

Nearest frequency peer: Brandes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „brauchbar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „brauchbar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brauchbar vs brauchbare
90% similar
brauchbar vs brauchbares
82% similar
brauchbar vs brauchbaren
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brauchbar
PropertyValue
Headwordbrauchbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,917
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brauchbar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brauchbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brandes“ (#21,916), „breitere“ (#21,918), „Briefwahl“ (#21,919). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brauchbar“ bei #21,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around brauchbar (IPA [ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,917 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für etwas geeignet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for brauchbar, with forms such as "baruchbar", "bbrauchbar", and "bracuhbar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "brauchbare", "brauchbares", "brauchbaren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is brauchbar, spelled B-R-A-U-C-H-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    für etwas geeignet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Dein Vorschlag ist leider nicht brauchbar. Wir müssen uns etwas anderes überlegen."
  2. Geophysiker Birger-Gottfried Lühr: "Noch einmal: bislang sind wir noch nicht soweit, dass man diese Parameter [Grundwasserabsenkung] brauchbar für eine konkrete [Erdbeben-]Vorhersage einsetzen kann, um beispielsweise eine Evakuierung durchzuführen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baruchbar
  • bbrauchbar
  • bracuhbar
  • braucbhar
  • braucchbar
  • brauchabr
  • brauchbarr
  • brauchbbar
  • brauchbra
  • brauchhbar
  • brauhcbar
  • brrauchbar
  • bruachbar
  • rbauchbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brauchbar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

baruchbar2bbrauchbar1bracuhbar2braucbhar2braucchbar1brauchabr2brauchbarr1brauchbbar1
Edit distance from "brauchbar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brauchbar"?
"brauchbar" is spelled B-R-A-U-C-H-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯].
What does "brauchbar" mean?
As an adjective, "brauchbar" means: für etwas geeignet
What words are commonly confused with "brauchbar"?
"brauchbar" is commonly confused with "brauchbare", "brauchbares", "brauchbaren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brauchbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brauchbar" is [ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brauchbar" come from?
"brauchbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brauchbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list