Bremse

/[ˈbʁɛmzə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,470

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Bremse is aGermannoun. It means: Vorrichtung, die dazu dient, eine Bewegung zu verlangsamen oder anzuhalten Pronounced [ˈbʁɛmzə]. Often confused with brise and Brest.

Key facts for Bremse
PropertyValue
HeadwordBremse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛmzə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,470
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bremse in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bremse is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁɛmzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,470 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bremse, with forms such as "bbremse", "bermse", and "bremes". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "brise", "Brest", "bremst", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bremse, spelled B-R-E-M-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorrichtung, die dazu dient, eine Bewegung zu verlangsamen oder anzuhalten
  2. 2
    Klemme; Knebel; Schraube
  3. 3
    an Nase, Lippen oder Ohren eines (störrischen) Pferdes angebrachte Klemme, die dazu dient, dieses, besonders beim Beschlagen, zu bändigen
  4. 4
    an der Harnröhre angebrachtes Kompressorium, das dazu dient, den Harn bei Inkontinenz zurückzuhalten
  5. 5
    starker Holzpfahl, der als Befestigungsanker für Sicherungsseile dient, mit denen schwere Baumaterialien in die Schächte abgelassen werden
  6. 6
    Vorrichtung, die dazu dient, das Hauptrad zu verlangsamen oder anzuhalten
  7. 7
    ein um die Lehre^([3]) gewickeltes Seil aus Haaren, das dazu dient, gefertigte Seile und Taue beim Seilen zu glätten

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbremse,bermse,bremes,bremmse,bremsse,bresme,brmese,brremse,rbemse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bremse

Misspelling Variants of "Bremse"

bbremse7bermse6bremes6bremmse7bremsse7bresme6brmese6brremse7
Misspelling Variants of "Bremse"

Frequency rank: #12,470 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bremse"?
"Bremse" is spelled B-R-E-M-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛmzə].
What does "Bremse" mean?
As a noun, "Bremse" means: Vorrichtung, die dazu dient, eine Bewegung zu verlangsamen oder anzuhalten
What words are commonly confused with "Bremse"?
"Bremse" is commonly confused with "brise", "Brest", "bremst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bremse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bremse" is [ˈbʁɛmzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bremse" come from?
"Bremse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.