Bries
German, noun/bʁiːs/
Bries is spelled B-R-I-E-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bries is a German neuter noun meaning “thymus gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “lymphatisches Organ, hinter dem oberen Brustbein gelegen”.
What does Bries mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterthymus gland
- 2
neutersweetbread made from thymus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lymphatisches Organ, hinter dem oberen Brustbein gelegen
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 Bries
- Brieses genitive
- Briese plural
- Brieschen diminutive neuter
- Briesen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bries?
- /bʁiːs/
- [bʁiːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bries
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bries in German?
Bries appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).