brav
[bʁaːf]
The verdict
“brav” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,775
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gehorsam zeigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-brav · brav · German
brav · rank #6,775 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,775
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH boris
Nearest frequency peer: boris (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “brav”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- binden
binden
93,229 corpus weight
- boris
boris
93,227 corpus weight
- brav
brav
93,226 corpus weight
- Browser
Browser
93,225 corpus weight
- Bundestagsw…
Bundestagswahl
93,224 corpus weight
- bunten
bunten
93,223 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “brav” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brav |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bʁaːf] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brav” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around brav (IPA [bʁaːf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,775 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for brav, with forms such as "barv", "bbrav", and "bravv". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BRD", "bro", "BSV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is brav, spelled B-R-A-V.
Definition
- 1Gehorsam zeigend
- 2Biederkeit äußernd
- 3Rechtschaffenheit und Redlichkeit lebend
- 4Mut und Tapferkeit beweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die kleine Ann Delafield gab sich Mühe, brav zu sein, aber sie weigerte sich, den Mangel an Schönheit als unabänderlich hinzunehmen.“
Sie trägt eine brave Frisur.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- barv
- bbrav
- bravv
- brrav
- brva
- rbav
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brav - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brav", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "brav". Here's where to go from here.
- "brav" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "BRD". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,775 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.