Brett
[bʁɛt]
The verdict
“Brett” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,733 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,733
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein längliches, gleichmäßig und in Wuchsrichtung zugeschnittenes Stück Holz, welches um ein Mehrfaches länger als Höhe und Breite ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bʁɛt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,733 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brett” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Brett is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʁɛt]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,733 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brett, with forms such as "bbrett", "bertt", and "bret". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Brot", "brut", "Butt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Brett, spelled B-R-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1ein längliches, gleichmäßig und in Wuchsrichtung zugeschnittenes Stück Holz, welches um ein Mehrfaches länger als Höhe und Breite ist
- 2das Spielbrett, das Spielfeld, die Spieltafel verschiedener Gesellschaftsspiele
- 3eine Anschlagtafel für Mitteilungen, Aushänge, Anzeigen und Ähnliches
- 4durch einen Hefepilz verursachter Fehlton im Wein
- 5Hilfsmittel, um besser durch den Schnee zu kommen; Skier oder auch Schuhe mit breiter Sohle
- 6Bühne, besonders die eines Schauspielhauses
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrett,bertt,bret,brrett,brtet,rbett
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brett - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Brett”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-E-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bʁɛt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Brot” - see the side-by-side comparison. Brett vs Brot
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.