bräunlich

[ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç]

/[ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bräunlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,422
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen nicht sehr kräftigen braunen Farbton habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-braunlich · bräunlich · German

bräunlich · rank #37,422 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,422
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brink

Nearest frequency peer: brink (-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 „bräunlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bräunlich“ 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).

bräunlich vs baulich
67% similar
bräunlich vs bläulich
78% similar

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

Key facts for bräunlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbräunlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,422
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bräunlich“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „brink“ (#37,421), „Brennweite“ (#37,420), „bums“ (#37,424). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bräunlich“ bei #37,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bräunlich (IPA [ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,422 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einen nicht sehr kräftigen braunen Farbton habend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bräunlich, with forms such as "bbräunlich", "brräunlich", and "bruänlich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "baulich", "bläulich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bräunlich, spelled B-R-Ä-U-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen nicht sehr kräftigen braunen Farbton habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Haus war bräunlich.

Antonyms

grünlichrötlichgelblichbläulich

This word in other languages

brownish(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbräunlich
  • brräunlich
  • bruänlich
  • bränulich
  • bräulnich
  • bräunilch
  • bräunlcih
  • bräunlicch
  • bräunlichh
  • bräunlihc
  • bräunllich
  • bräunnlich
  • bärunlich
  • rbäunlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bräunlich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbräunlich1brräunlich1bruänlich2bränulich2bräulnich2bräunilch2bräunlcih2bräunlicch1
Edit distance from "bräunlich"

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 "bräunlich"?
"bräunlich" is spelled B-R-Ä-U-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç].
What does "bräunlich" mean?
As an adjective, "bräunlich" means: einen nicht sehr kräftigen braunen Farbton habend
What words are commonly confused with "bräunlich"?
"bräunlich" is commonly confused with "baulich", "bläulich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bräunlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bräunlich" is [ˈbʁɔɪ̯nlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bräunlich" come from?
"bräunlich" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brandneue#37,416bestärken#37,403bestohlen#37,402beschwört#37,400

Similar misspelling depth

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

befindest14 variantsDiskurses14 variantsBallbesitz14 variantsehrgeizige14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list