brennend

/[ˈbʁɛnənt]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,490

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

brennend is anGermanadj. It means: mit Feuer in Kontakt sein, in Flammen stehend Pronounced [ˈbʁɛnənt]. Often confused with Brunnen and Brenner.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for brennend is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁɛnənt]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,490 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for brennend, with forms such as "bbrennend", "bernnend", and "brenend". 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, "Brunnen", "Brenner", "Brunnens", 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 brennend, spelled B-R-E-N-N-E-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrennend,bernnend,brenend,brenennd,brennedn,brennendd,brennennd,brennned,brnenend,brrennend,rbennend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for brennend

Misspelling Variants of "brennend"

bbrennend9bernnend8brenend7brenennd8brennedn8brennendd9brennennd9brennned8
Misspelling Variants of "brennend"

Frequency rank: #30,490 in German

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 adj, "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 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.