Brevier
[bʁeˈviːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Brevier” 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) - Gebetbuch des katholischen Klerikers mit den Stundengebeten
Corpus desk
Index DE-brevier · Brevier · German
Brevier · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brevier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bʁeˈviːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brevier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brevier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁeˈviːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Brevier in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Brevier, spelled B-R-E-V-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gebetbuch des katholischen Klerikers mit den Stundengebeten
- 2tägliches kirchliches Stundengebet
- 3kurze Sammlung wichtiger Stellen aus den Werken eines Dichters
- 4kurzer, praktischer Leitfaden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Brevier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich werde im Brevier lesen.
Ich bete das Brevier.
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.