Brautwerbung
[ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌvɛʁbʊŋ]
The verdict
“Brautwerbung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ritualisiertes Umwerben einer als Ehepartnerin geeigneten Frau
Corpus desk
Index DE-brautwerbung · Brautwerbung · German
Brautwerbung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Brautwerbung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌvɛʁbʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brautwerbung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brautwerbung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌvɛʁbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ritualisiertes Umwerben einer als Ehepartnerin geeigneten Frau".
Brautwerbung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Brautwerbung, spelled B-R-A-U-T-W-E-R-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1ritualisiertes Umwerben einer als Ehepartnerin geeigneten Frau
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Brautwerbung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kudrun, die Tochter Hetels und Hildes, wird von dem Normannenherzog Hartmut, dessen Brautwerbung sie abgelehnt hatte, entführt, dann nach langem Leiden und Ausharren von ihrem Bruder und von ihrem Bräutigam Herwig, König von Seeland, befreit.“
This word in other languages
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.