Brezel

/[ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,677

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Brezel is aGermannoun. It means: größeres mit Salz beziehungsweise Zucker bestreutes Laugen- oder Zuckergebäck, dessen Form dem Buchstaben B ähnelt Pronounced [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]. Often confused with Brezeln and Bremen.

Key facts for Brezel
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrezel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,677
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Brezel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Brezel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,677 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Brezel, with forms such as "bbrezel", "berzel", and "breezl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Brezeln", "Bremen", "Bremer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Brezel, spelled B-R-E-Z-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    größeres mit Salz beziehungsweise Zucker bestreutes Laugen- oder Zuckergebäck, dessen Form dem Buchstaben B ähnelt
  2. 2
    Knabbergebäck, das in seiner Form einer Brezel [1] nachempfunden ist
  3. 3
    Art Waffel, dünnes, knuspriges, im Waffeleisen hergestelltes süßes oder salziges, auch mit Kümmel gewürztes Gebäck

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrezel,berzel,breezl,brezell,brezle,brezzel,brrezel,brzeel,rbezel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Brezel

Misspelling Variants of "Brezel"

bbrezel7berzel6breezl6brezell7brezle6brezzel7brrezel7brzeel6
Misspelling Variants of "Brezel"

Frequency rank: #35,677 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brezel"?
"Brezel" is spelled B-R-E-Z-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩].
What does "Brezel" mean?
As a noun, "Brezel" means: größeres mit Salz beziehungsweise Zucker bestreutes Laugen- oder Zuckergebäck, dessen Form dem Buchstaben B ähnelt
What words are commonly confused with "Brezel"?
"Brezel" is commonly confused with "Brezeln", "Bremen", "Bremer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brezel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brezel" is [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brezel" come from?
"Brezel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.