Brei

[bʁaɪ̯]

/[bʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brei” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,320
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dickflüssige gekochte Speise

Corpus desk

Index DE-brei · Brei · German

Brei · rank #15,320 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,320
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blondine

Nearest frequency peer: Blondine (-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 „Brei“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brei“ 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).

Brei vs bye
25% similar
Brei vs bro
25% similar
Brei vs Brot
50% similar

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

Key facts for Brei
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁaɪ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,320
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brei“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Breiliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blondine“ (#15,319), „Brocken“ (#15,321), „Bikini“ (#15,318). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brei“ bei #15,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Brei (IPA [bʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,320 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dickflüssige gekochte Speise".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brei, with forms such as "bbrei", "beri", and "brie". 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, "bye", "bro", "Brot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Brei, spelled B-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    dickflüssige gekochte Speise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er fütterte das Baby mit Brei.
  2. „Für etwas Geld oder kostenlos für Mütter, die kein Geld haben, und ohne Lebensmittelmarken können sie etwas warme Haferflocken oder Brei für ihre Kinder bekommen, Magermilch und heiße Suppe.“

This word in other languages

pap(English)papilla(Español)purée(Français)papa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrei
  • beri
  • brie
  • brrei
  • rbei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrei1beri2brie2brrei1rbei2
Edit distance from "Brei"

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 "Brei"?
"Brei" is spelled B-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁaɪ̯].
What does "Brei" mean?
As a noun, "Brei" means: dickflüssige gekochte Speise
What words are commonly confused with "Brei"?
"Brei" is commonly confused with "bye", "bro", "Brot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brei" is [bʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brei" come from?
"Brei" 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 "Brei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dans#15,326Aura#15,302Amts#15,291akut#15,288

Similar misspelling depth

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

starr5 variantsSpott5 variantsReha5 variantsRiese5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list