braves

[ˈbʁaːvəs]

/[ˈbʁaːvəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“braves” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,538
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-braves · braves · German

braves · rank #46,538 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,538
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH braunem

Nearest frequency peer: braunem (-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 „braves“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „braves“ 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).

braves vs bravo
67% similar
braves vs brav
67% similar
braves vs brave
83% similar

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

Key facts for braves
PropertyValue
Headwordbraves
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁaːvəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,538
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „braves“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bravesliegt 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: „braunem“ (#46,537), „Bubi“ (#46,539), „Borkum“ (#46,536). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „braves“ bei #46,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around braves (IPA [ˈbʁaːvəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,538 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for braves, with forms such as "barves", "bbraves", and "braevs". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "bravo", "brav", "brave", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is braves, spelled B-R-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barves
  • bbraves
  • braevs
  • bravess
  • bravse
  • bravves
  • brraves
  • brvaes
  • rbaves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

barves2bbraves1braevs2bravess1bravse2bravves1brraves1brvaes2
Edit distance from "braves"

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 "braves"?
"braves" is spelled B-R-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaːvəs].
What does "braves" mean?
As an adjective, "braves" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brav
What words are commonly confused with "braves"?
"braves" is commonly confused with "bravo", "brav", "brave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "braves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "braves" is [ˈbʁaːvəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "braves" come from?
"braves" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Borkum#46,536borgen#46,534Bogner#46,531Celler#46,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chorus9 variantsbarber9 variantsdonkey9 variantsAmnesie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list