brennend

[ˈbʁɛnənt]

/[ˈbʁɛnənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“brennend” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,490
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Feuer in Kontakt sein, in Flammen stehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-brennend · brennend · German

brennend · rank #30,490 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,490
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brigaden

Nearest frequency peer: Brigaden (+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 „brennend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brennend“ 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).

brennend vs Brunnen
63% similar
brennend vs Brenner
63% similar
brennend vs Brunnens
63% similar

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

Key facts for brennend
PropertyValue
Headwordbrennend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁɛnənt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,490
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brennend“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).brennendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brigaden“ (#30,491), „Bourgeoisie“ (#30,488), „bösartig“ (#30,492). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brennend“ bei #30,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brennend (IPA [ˈbʁɛnənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,490 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 brennend, with forms such as "bbrennend", "bernnend", and "brenend". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Brunnen", "Brenner", "Brunnens", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brennend, spelled B-R-E-N-N-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Feuer in Kontakt sein, in Flammen stehend
  2. 2
    Beschreibung für ein sehr schmerzendes Gefühl auf der Haut oder einer Schleimhaut, beispielsweise bei einer Verletzung
  3. 3
    sehr wichtig; jemanden in seinem Geist / gedanklich intensiv beschäftigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie das Wasser ein brennendes Feuer löscht, so tilgt das Almosen die Sünden.
  2. Ein 30-jähriger Knittelfelder […] wurde am Dienstag Abend rechtzeitig aus seiner brennenden Wohnung im dritten Stock eines Mehrparteienhauses gerettet.

Synonyms

loderndbeißenddurchdringendstechend

This word in other languages

burning(English)brûlant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrennend
  • bernnend
  • brenend
  • brenennd
  • brennedn
  • brennendd
  • brennennd
  • brennned
  • brnenend
  • brrennend
  • rbennend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrennend1bernnend2brenend1brenennd2brennedn2brennendd1brennennd1brennned2
Edit distance from "brennend"

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 "brennend"?
"brennend" is spelled B-R-E-N-N-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛnənt].
What does "brennend" mean?
As an adjective, "brennend" means: mit Feuer in Kontakt sein, in Flammen stehend
What words are commonly confused with "brennend"?
"brennend" is commonly confused with "Brunnen", "Brenner", "Brunnens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brennend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brennend" is [ˈbʁɛnənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brennend" come from?
"brennend" 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 "brennend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Brigaden#30,491bösartig#30,492Bollwerk#30,486Chandler#30,497

Similar misspelling depth

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

bezwang11 variantsdasteht11 variantsDeadline11 variantsberauben11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list