brillanter

[bʁɪlˈjantɐ]

/[bʁɪlˈjantɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“brillanter” is uncommon German (frequency #51,999 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,999
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant

Key facts for brillanter
PropertyValue
Headwordbrillanter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁɪlˈjantɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brillanter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brillanter lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brillanter is uncommon German at frequency #51,999 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bʁɪlˈjantɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for brillanter in our index, 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is brillanter, spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant

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 "brillanter"?
"brillanter" is spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁɪlˈjantɐ].
What does "brillanter" mean?
As an adjective, "brillanter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs brillant
How do you pronounce "brillanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brillanter" is [bʁɪlˈjantɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brillanter" come from?
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Using “brillanter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʁɪlˈjantɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list