Brigadier

[bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː]

/[bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brigadier” is uncommon German (frequency #65,063 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,063
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein militärischer Rang

Corpus desk

Index DE-brigadier · Brigadier · German

Brigadier · rank #65,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Breisach

Nearest frequency peer: Breisach (-2 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 „Brigadier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brigadier
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrigadier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brigadier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Breisach“ (#65,061), „Brusttasche“ (#65,065), „Bratsche“ (#65,060). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brigadier“ bei #65,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brigadier is uncommon German at frequency #65,063 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Brigadier has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Brigadier, spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein militärischer Rang
  2. 2
    Person, die eine Arbeitsbrigade leitet
  3. 3
    ein Dienstgrad im österreichischen Exekutivdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Militärpersonen und Berufsoffiziere des Dienststandes, die am 30. November 2002 den Amtstitel »Brigadier« geführt haben, führen ab 1. Dezember 2002, sofern nicht § 1 oder § 2 oder § 3 anzuwenden ist, jedenfalls den Dienstgrad »Brigadier«.“
  2. Der pakistanische Brigadier a.D. Farooq Hameed Khan begründet die Waffenkäufe Pakistans daher mit Blick auf den Erzrivalen Indien: "Indien bleibt eine permanente Bedrohung für Pakistan."

Synonyms

Brigadegeneral

This word in other languages

brigadier(English)brigadier(Français)

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 "Brigadier"?
"Brigadier" is spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː].
What does "Brigadier" mean?
As a noun, "Brigadier" means: ein militärischer Rang
How do you pronounce "Brigadier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brigadier" is [bʁiɡaˈdi̯eː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brigadier" come from?
"Brigadier" 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 "Brigadier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list