Brennwert

[ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t]

/[ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Brennwert” is uncommon German (frequency #91,407 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,407
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Messgröße für die chemisch gebundene Energie in einem Stoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-brennwert · Brennwert · German

Brennwert · rank #91,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,407
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breiteste

Nearest frequency peer: breiteste (-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 „Brennwert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brennwert
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrennwert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brennwert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Brennwertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „breiteste“ (#91,406), „Briefkastenfirma“ (#91,408), „Briesen“ (#91,409). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brennwert“ bei #91,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brennwert is uncommon German at frequency #91,407 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Brennwert in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Brennwert, spelled B-R-E-N-N-W-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Messgröße für die chemisch gebundene Energie in einem Stoff
  2. 2
    Leistung von Heizgeräten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Man unterscheidet je nach Bodenbeschaffenheit zwischen Fels-, Sand-, Salz- oder Zuckerwüsten. Die Süße Wüste ist eine Mischwüste letzterer Ordnung aus präkambrischem Muschelkalk, frühzamonischem Lavamehl und prähistorischem Zuckerstaub mit einem Brennwert von etwa 55.000 Kalorien pro Quadratmeter. Entstanden ist der Zuckerstaub aus einer wildgewachsenen…

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 "Brennwert"?
"Brennwert" is spelled B-R-E-N-N-W-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t].
What does "Brennwert" mean?
As a noun, "Brennwert" means: Messgröße für die chemisch gebundene Energie in einem Stoff
How do you pronounce "Brennwert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brennwert" is [ˈbʁɛnˌveːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brennwert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list