brenzlig
German, adjective/ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç/
brenzlig is spelled B-R-E-N-Z-L-I-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brenzlig is a German adjective meaning “smelling burnt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verbrannt riechend”.
What does brenzlig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedsmelling burnt
Tritt also der brenzlige Geruch auf, so ist das der sicherste Beweis, daß tierische Fasern vorhanden sind.
- 2
dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations)
Der Sport-Club hatte in mehreren brenzligen Situationen Glück.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. verbrannt riechend 2. übertragen, besorgniserregend, bedenklich, heikel, gefährlich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brenzlig
- brenzliger masculine nominative singular
- am brenzligsten superlative
- brenzlige feminine nominative singular
- brenzliges neuter nominative singular
- brenzligen genitive masculine singular
- brenzligem dative masculine singular
- der brenzlige definite includes-article masculine
- die brenzlige definite feminine includes-article
- das brenzlige definite includes-article neuter
- die brenzligen definite includes-article nominative
- des brenzligen definite genitive includes-article
- der brenzligen definite feminine genitive
- dem brenzligen dative definite includes-article
- brenzlich variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brenzlig?
- /ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç/
- /ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪk/
- [ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brenzlig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brenzlig in German?
brenzlig appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).