Bretten

[ˈbʁɛtn̩]

/[ˈbʁɛtn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Bretten” is uncommon German (frequency #53,556 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,556
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-bretten · Bretten · German

Bretten · rank #53,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,556
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brems

Nearest frequency peer: brems (-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 „Bretten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bretten
PropertyValue
HeadwordBretten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbʁɛtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bretten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brems“ (#53,555), „brich“ (#53,557), „Brache“ (#53,554). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bretten“ bei #53,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bretten is uncommon German at frequency #53,556 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Bretten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bretten, spelled B-R-E-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Gemeinde im Elsass, Grand Est, Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bretten liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
  2. Bretten liegt in Frankreichs Osten.

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 "Bretten"?
"Bretten" is spelled B-R-E-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛtn̩].
What does "Bretten" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bretten" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Bretten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bretten" is [ˈbʁɛtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bretten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bonjour#53,552Brüchen#53,561Bludenz#53,548bärtige#53,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list