Bremsung

[ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ]

/[ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Bremsung” is uncommon German (frequency #80,183 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,183
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, die Geschwindigkeit von etwas (zum Beispiel eines Fahrzeuges oder einer bestimmten Entwicklung) zu verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bremsung · Bremsung · German

Bremsung · rank #80,183 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,183
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bremser

Nearest frequency peer: Bremser (-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 „Bremsung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bremsung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBremsung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bremsung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bremsungfällt 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: „Bremser“ (#80,182), „Bruneck“ (#80,187), „Borke“ (#80,178). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bremsung“ bei #80,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bremsung is uncommon German at frequency #80,183 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, die Geschwindigkeit von etwas (zum Beispiel eines Fahrzeuges oder einer bestimmten Entwicklung) zu verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bremsung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Bremsung, spelled B-R-E-M-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, die Geschwindigkeit von etwas (zum Beispiel eines Fahrzeuges oder einer bestimmten Entwicklung) zu verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Trotz Bremsung habe der Güterzug die Platten überrollt.“
  2. „Als er erkannte, dass der alte Mann in einem Baustellenbereich trotz roter Ampel die Straße überquerte, war es für eine Bremsung bereits zu spät.“

This word in other languages

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 "Bremsung"?
"Bremsung" is spelled B-R-E-M-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ].
What does "Bremsung" mean?
As a noun, "Bremsung" means: Vorgang, die Geschwindigkeit von etwas (zum Beispiel eines Fahrzeuges oder einer bestimmten Entwicklung) zu verringern, vermindern, verlangsamen
How do you pronounce "Bremsung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bremsung" is [ˈbʁɛmzʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bremsung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list