Briefumschläge

[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə]

/[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Briefumschläge” is uncommon German (frequency #88,729 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,729
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Briefumschlag

Corpus desk

Index DE-briefumschlage · Briefumschläge · German

Briefumschläge · rank #88,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,729
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brechmittel

Nearest frequency peer: Brechmittel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Briefumschläge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Briefumschläge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Briefumschläge
PropertyValue
HeadwordBriefumschläge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Briefumschläge“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Briefumschlägefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brechmittel“ (#88,728), „brisantes“ (#88,730), „Brecheisen“ (#88,727). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Briefumschläge“ bei #88,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Briefumschläge is uncommon German at frequency #88,729 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Briefumschläge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Briefumschläge, spelled B-R-I-E-F-U-M-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Briefumschlag
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Briefumschlag
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Briefumschlag

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 "Briefumschläge"?
"Briefumschläge" is spelled B-R-I-E-F-U-M-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə].
What does "Briefumschläge" mean?
As a noun, "Briefumschläge" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Briefumschlag
How do you pronounce "Briefumschläge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Briefumschläge" is [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlɛːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Briefumschläge" come from?
"Briefumschläge" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bruchstückhaft#88,733Berufskollegen#88,697Bandgeschichte#88,676Ausgangspunkte#88,666

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list