Briefes

[ˈbʁiːfəs]

/[ˈbʁiːfəs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Briefes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,481
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brief

Corpus desk

Index DE-briefes · Briefes · German

Briefes · rank #31,481 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,481
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breakfast

Nearest frequency peer: breakfast (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Briefes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Briefes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Briefes vs Brief
71% similar
Briefes vs Briefe
86% similar
Briefes vs Bieres
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Briefes
PropertyValue
HeadwordBriefes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁiːfəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,481
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Briefes“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Briefesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „breakfast“ (#31,480), „Brustwarzen“ (#31,482), „brass“ (#31,479). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Briefes“ bei #31,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Briefes (IPA [ˈbʁiːfəs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,481 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brief".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Briefes, with forms such as "bbriefes", "birefes", and "breifes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Brief", "Briefe", "Bieres", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Briefes, spelled B-R-I-E-F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brief

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbriefes
  • birefes
  • breifes
  • brieefs
  • briefess
  • brieffes
  • briefse
  • brifees
  • brriefes
  • rbiefes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Briefes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbriefes1birefes2breifes2brieefs2briefess1brieffes1briefse2brifees2
Edit distance from "Briefes"

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 "Briefes"?
"Briefes" is spelled B-R-I-E-F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁiːfəs].
What does "Briefes" mean?
As a noun, "Briefes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brief
What words are commonly confused with "Briefes"?
"Briefes" is commonly confused with "Brief", "Briefe", "Bieres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Briefes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Briefes" is [ˈbʁiːfəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Briefes" come from?
"Briefes" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

blendet#31,475bessert#31,466Coupons#31,498dankend#31,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bezogene10 variantsbesonnen10 variantsDelfine10 variantseinging10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list