Brezel
German, noun/ˈbreːtsəl/
Brezel is spelled B-R-E-Z-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brezel is a German feminine noun meaning “pretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größeres mit Salz beziehungsweise Zucker bestreutes Laugen- oder Zuckergebäck, dessen Form dem Buchstaben B…”.
What does Brezel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneuterpretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot
Das alte Zunftzeichen der Bäcker ist die Brezel.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. größeres mit Salz beziehungsweise Zucker bestreutes Laugen- oder Zuckergebäck, dessen Form dem Buchstaben B ähnelt 2. Knabbergebäck, das in seiner Form einer Brezel [1] nachempfunden ist 3. Art Waffel, dünnes, knuspriges, im Waffeleisen hergestelltes süßes oder salziges, auch mit Kümmel gewürztes Gebäck
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 Brezel
- Brezeln plural
- Brezels genitive
- Brätzel alternative
- Pretzel alternative
- Bretzel alternative Switzerland
- Breze alternative Austria Southern-Germany
- Brezen alternative Austria Southern-Germany
- Brezn alternative Austria Southern-Germany
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brezel?
- /ˈbreːtsəl/
- [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Brezel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Brezel in German?
Brezel appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).