bringen

/[ˈbʁɪŋən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#427

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bringen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen Pronounced [ˈbʁɪŋən]. It ranks #427 in German word frequency. Often confused with bringt and Briten.

Key facts for bringen
PropertyValue
Headwordbringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁɪŋən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#427
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bringen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #427 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for bringen, with forms such as "bbringen", "birngen", and "brignen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bringt", "Briten", "Brixen", and more, 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 bringen, spelled B-R-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen
  2. 2
    etwas verursachen, für etwas sorgen
  3. 3
    etwas Bestimmtes liefern, zustande bringen, erschaffen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbringen,birngen,brignen,brinegn,bringenn,bringgen,bringne,brinngen,brnigen,brringen,rbingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bringen

Misspelling Variants of "bringen"

bbringen8birngen7brignen7brinegn7bringenn8bringgen8bringne7brinngen8
Misspelling Variants of "bringen"

Frequency rank: #427 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bringen"?
"bringen" is spelled B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɪŋən].
What does "bringen" mean?
As a verb, "bringen" means: eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "bringen"?
"bringen" is commonly confused with "bringt", "Briten", "Brixen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bringen" is [ˈbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bringen" come from?
"bringen" 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.