Brieftauben

[ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən]

/[ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brieftauben” is uncommon German (frequency #70,104 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,104
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube

Key facts for Brieftauben
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrieftauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brieftauben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Brieftauben lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brieftauben is uncommon German at frequency #70,104 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Brieftauben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Brieftauben, spelled B-R-I-E-F-T-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube

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 "Brieftauben"?
"Brieftauben" is spelled B-R-I-E-F-T-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən].
What does "Brieftauben" mean?
As a noun, "Brieftauben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brieftaube
How do you pronounce "Brieftauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brieftauben" is [ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brieftauben" come from?
"Brieftauben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Brieftauben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-E-F-T-A-U-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list