bremsen

[ˈbʁɛmzn̩]

/[ˈbʁɛmzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bremsen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,520
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Geschwindigkeit, das Tempo verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bremsen · bremsen · German

bremsen · rank #6,520 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,520
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breiter

Nearest frequency peer: breiter (-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 „bremsen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bremsen“ 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).

bremsen vs bumsen
71% similar
bremsen vs bremst
71% similar
bremsen vs brennen
71% similar

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

Key facts for bremsen
PropertyValue
Headwordbremsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁɛmzn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,520
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bremsen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „breiter“ (#6,519), „bull“ (#6,521), „blicke“ (#6,518). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bremsen“ bei #6,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bremsen (IPA [ˈbʁɛmzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,520 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bremsen, with forms such as "bbremsen", "bermsen", and "bremesn". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "bumsen", "bremst", "brennen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bremsen, spelled B-R-E-M-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Geschwindigkeit, das Tempo verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden zur Verringerung der Geschwindigkeit von Bewegungen, Prozessen, Handlungen, Entwicklungen veranlassen, bringen
  3. 3
    geräuschvoll während des Schlafs atmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als ich den Unfall sah, konnte ich gerade noch rechtzeitig bremsen.
  2. Bakterien bremsen den Treibhauseffekt.

Antonyms

beschleunigenGeschwindigkeiterhöhenanfeuern

This word in other languages

brake(English)frenar(Español)freiner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbremsen
  • bermsen
  • bremesn
  • bremmsen
  • bremsenn
  • bremsne
  • bremssen
  • bresmen
  • brmesen
  • brremsen
  • rbemsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bremsen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbremsen1bermsen2bremesn2bremmsen1bremsenn1bremsne2bremssen1bresmen2
Edit distance from "bremsen"

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 "bremsen"?
"bremsen" is spelled B-R-E-M-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛmzn̩].
What does "bremsen" mean?
As a verb, "bremsen" means: die Geschwindigkeit, das Tempo verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen
What words are commonly confused with "bremsen"?
"bremsen" is commonly confused with "bumsen", "bremst", "brennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bremsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bremsen" is [ˈbʁɛmzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bremsen" come from?
"bremsen" 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 "bremsen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

breiter#6,519duschen#6,527berühmt#6,511ernannt#6,531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Baustelle11 variantsgarantie11 variantsIdeologie11 variantszulässig11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list