Brettchen
German, noun/ˈbʁɛtçən/
Brettchen is spelled B-R-E-T-T-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brettchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Brett” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Brett”.
What does Brettchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Brett
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Brett
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 Brettchen
- Brettchens genitive
- Bretterl alternative
- Brettl alternative
- Brettlein alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brettchen?
- /ˈbʁɛtçən/
- [ˈbʁɛtçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brettchen in German?
Brettchen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).