Brigadegeneral

[bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl]

/[bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brigadegeneral” is uncommon German (frequency #75,479 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,479
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Oberst und Generalmajor, niedrigster Dienstgrad der Generalität

Corpus desk

Index DE-brigadegeneral · Brigadegeneral · German

Brigadegeneral · rank #75,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,479
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brownie

Nearest frequency peer: brownie (+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 „Brigadegeneral“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brigadegeneral
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrigadegeneral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl]
Letters14
Frequency rank#75,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brigadegeneral“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Brigadegeneralfällt 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: „brownie“ (#75,480), „Bruchs“ (#75,481), „Bootsflüchtlinge“ (#75,476). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brigadegeneral“ bei #75,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brigadegeneral is uncommon German at frequency #75,479 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Brigadegeneral doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Brigadegeneral, spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Oberst und Generalmajor, niedrigster Dienstgrad der Generalität
  2. 2
    Person, die den Dienstgrad eines Brigadegenerals innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Brigadegeneral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wann hat man sie zum Brigadegeneral ernannt?
  2. Der Brigadegeneral befahl ihm anzugreifen.

Synonyms

Flottillenadmiral

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 "Brigadegeneral"?
"Brigadegeneral" is spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl].
What does "Brigadegeneral" mean?
As a noun, "Brigadegeneral" means: Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Oberst und Generalmajor, niedrigster Dienstgrad der Generalität
How do you pronounce "Brigadegeneral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brigadegeneral" is [bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brigadegeneral" come from?
"Brigadegeneral" 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 "Brigadegeneral", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bildungsreform#75,464Chefredakteure#75,495Beschriftungen#75,454Berufsanfänger#75,451

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list