brave

[bʁaːvə]

/[bʁaːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“brave” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,168
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav

Corpus desk

Index DE-brave · brave · German

brave · rank #19,168 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH boots

Nearest frequency peer: boots (-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 „brave“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brave“ 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).

brave vs bravo
80% similar
brave vs Bruce
40% similar
brave vs Brite
40% similar

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

Key facts for brave
PropertyValue
Headwordbrave
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁaːvə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,168
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brave“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).braveliegt 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: „boots“ (#19,167), „Britta“ (#19,169), „bombardiert“ (#19,166). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brave“ bei #19,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around brave (IPA [bʁaːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,168 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for brave, with forms such as "barve", "bbrave", and "braev". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bravo", "Bruce", "Brite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is brave, spelled B-R-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barve
  • bbrave
  • braev
  • bravve
  • brrave
  • brvae
  • rbave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brave - 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.

barve2bbrave1braev2bravve1brrave1brvae2rbave2
Edit distance from "brave"

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 "brave"?
"brave" is spelled B-R-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁaːvə].
What does "brave" mean?
As an adjective, "brave" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
What words are commonly confused with "brave"?
"brave" is commonly confused with "bravo", "Bruce", "Brite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brave" is [bʁaːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brave" come from?
"brave" 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 "brave", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boots#19,167Binde#19,162betet#19,156Cäsar#19,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Britta7 variantsFalles7 variantsannahm7 variantsFersen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list