brennbar

[ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“brennbar” is uncommon German (frequency #92,719 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,719
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Lage, zu brennen, zu verbrennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-brennbar · brennbar · German

brennbar · rank #92,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,719
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brechende

Nearest frequency peer: brechende (-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 „brennbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brennbar
PropertyValue
Headwordbrennbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brennbar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).brennbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brechende“ (#92,718), „Brasilianern“ (#92,717), „brieflich“ (#92,721). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brennbar“ bei #92,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brennbar is uncommon German at frequency #92,719 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Lage, zu brennen, zu verbrennen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brennbar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is brennbar, spelled B-R-E-N-N-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Lage, zu brennen, zu verbrennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Lagerung von brennbaren Flüssigkeiten ist untersagt.
  2. Diese Flüssigkeit ist brennbar.

Antonyms

feuerbeständigfeuerfestfeuerresistentunbrennbar

This word in other languages

flammable(English)inflamable(Español)inflammable(Français)inflamável(Português)

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 "brennbar"?
"brennbar" is spelled B-R-E-N-N-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯].
What does "brennbar" mean?
As an adjective, "brennbar" means: in der Lage, zu brennen, zu verbrennen
How do you pronounce "brennbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brennbar" is [ˈbʁɛnbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brennbar" come from?
"brennbar" 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 "brennbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

blubbert#92,711bärtiger#92,733Corporal#92,747courtois#92,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list