brenzlig

[ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]

/[ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“brenzlig” is uncommon German (frequency #51,179 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,179
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verbrannt riechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-brenzlig · brenzlig · German

brenzlig · rank #51,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,179
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brings

Nearest frequency peer: brings (+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 „brenzlig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brenzlig
PropertyValue
Headwordbrenzlig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brenzlig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brings“ (#51,180), „britten“ (#51,181), „borders“ (#51,176). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brenzlig“ bei #51,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brenzlig is uncommon German at frequency #51,179 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brenzlig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is brenzlig, spelled B-R-E-N-Z-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbrannt riechend
  2. 2
    übertragen, besorgniserregend, bedenklich, heikel, gefährlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Irgendwie riecht es brenzlig hier, als ob ein Kabel schmurgelt.
  2. Komm, wir gehen, jetzt wird es brenzlig, dahinten kommen noch mehr Demonstranten angelaufen.

This word in other languages

ticklish(English)inquietante(Español)sensible(Français)delicado(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 "brenzlig"?
"brenzlig" is spelled B-R-E-N-Z-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç].
What does "brenzlig" mean?
As an adjective, "brenzlig" means: verbrannt riechend
How do you pronounce "brenzlig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brenzlig" is [ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Brüderle#51,185Buchwald#51,187Bärlauch#51,193betiteln#51,162

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list