Brigade

/[bʁiˈɡaːdə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,588

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Brigade is aGermannoun. It means: der kleinste Großverband der Landstreitkräfte, der grundsätzlich zur selbständigen Führung des Gefechts der verbundenen Waffen befähigt ist, aus mehreren Regimenten oder Bataillonen besteht und in ... Pronounced [bʁiˈɡaːdə]. Often confused with Brigaden.

Key facts for Brigade
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrigade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁiˈɡaːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,588
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Brigade is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʁiˈɡaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,588 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Brigade, with forms such as "bbrigade", "birgade", and "brgiade". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Brigaden", 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 Brigade, spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der kleinste Großverband der Landstreitkräfte, der grundsätzlich zur selbständigen Führung des Gefechts der verbundenen Waffen befähigt ist, aus mehreren Regimenten oder Bataillonen besteht und in der Regel einer Division unterstellt ist
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit des Küchenpersonals in einer Gaststätte (mindestens fünf selbstständig arbeitende Köche unter Leitung eines Küchenmeisters)
  3. 3
    kleinste Arbeitsgruppe in einem Industriebetrieb

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrigade,birgade,brgiade,briagde,brigadde,brigaed,brigdae,briggade,brrigade,rbigade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Brigade

Misspelling Variants of "Brigade"

bbrigade8birgade7brgiade7briagde7brigadde8brigaed7brigdae7briggade8
Misspelling Variants of "Brigade"

Frequency rank: #15,588 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brigade"?
"Brigade" is spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁiˈɡaːdə].
What does "Brigade" mean?
As a noun, "Brigade" means: der kleinste Großverband der Landstreitkräfte, der grundsätzlich zur selbständigen Führung des Gefechts der verbundenen Waffen befähigt ist, aus mehreren Regimenten oder Bataillonen besteht und in ...
What words are commonly confused with "Brigade"?
"Brigade" is commonly confused with "Brigaden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brigade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brigade" is [bʁiˈɡaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brigade" come from?
"Brigade" 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.