Bredouille

[bʁeˈdʊljə]

/[bʁeˈdʊljə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bredouille” is uncommon German (frequency #77,779 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,779
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Verlegenheit, Schwierigkeiten, Bedrängnis; Einengungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bredouille · Bredouille · German

Bredouille · rank #77,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,779
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brechung

Nearest frequency peer: Brechung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bredouille“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bredouille“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bredouille
PropertyValue
HeadwordBredouille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁeˈdʊljə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bredouille“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bredouillefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brechung“ (#77,778), „BRG“ (#77,781), „Brösel“ (#77,783). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bredouille“ bei #77,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bredouille is uncommon German at frequency #77,779 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁeˈdʊljə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Verlegenheit, Schwierigkeiten, Bedrängnis; Einengungen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bredouille in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bredouille, spelled B-R-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Verlegenheit, Schwierigkeiten, Bedrängnis; Einengungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da war ich ganz schön in der Bredouille.
  2. „Eine Aussage, die … nun schwer in die Bredouille bringen könnte…“

Synonyms

VerlegenheitSchwierigkeitenBedrängnisKlemmeZwickmühlePatscheHandlungseinschränkungHandlungsunfähigkeitEngeSackgasse

This word in other languages

pétrin(Français)

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 "Bredouille"?
"Bredouille" is spelled B-R-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁeˈdʊljə].
What does "Bredouille" mean?
As a noun, "Bredouille" means: für Verlegenheit, Schwierigkeiten, Bedrängnis; Einengungen
How do you pronounce "Bredouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bredouille" is [bʁeˈdʊljə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bredouille" come from?
"Bredouille" 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 "Bredouille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bleibendes#77,763Börsenwert#77,799beschönigt#77,750Choreograf#77,809

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list