Bretone

[bʁeˈtonə]

/[bʁeˈtonə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bretone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewohner der Bretagne

Corpus desk

Index DE-bretone · Bretone · German

Bretone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Bretone
PropertyValue
HeadwordBretone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁeˈtonə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bretone“ im Deutschen

Bretoneschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bretone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁeˈtonə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Bretone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bretone, spelled B-R-E-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewohner der Bretagne
  2. 2
    Angehöriger einer keltischen Minderheit im Nordwesten Frankreichs
  3. 3
    Pferderasse, die aus der Bretagne stammt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Bretone kehrt in seine Heimatstadt zurück, nachdem ihm so einiges im Leben schief geraten war.“
  2. „Ein alter Bretone mit dem breitkrempigen Hut, wie ihn nur noch sehr alte Leute tragen, geht staksig zwischen den Grbäbern hin, den Blick auf den Boden gerichtet, als suche er etwas.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bretone"?
"Bretone" is spelled B-R-E-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁeˈtonə].
What does "Bretone" mean?
As a noun, "Bretone" means: Bewohner der Bretagne
How do you pronounce "Bretone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bretone" is [bʁeˈtonə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bretone" come from?
"Bretone" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list