brisant
German, adjective/bʁiˈzant/
brisant is spelled B-R-I-S-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brisant is a German adjective meaning “controversial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit großem Zertrümmerungsvermögen”.
What does brisant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
controversial
- 2
volatile
- 3
explosive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit großem Zertrümmerungsvermögen 2. so, dass es leicht zu einem Konflikt oder Skandal führt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brisant
- brisanter masculine nominative singular
- am brisantesten superlative
- brisante feminine nominative singular
- brisantes neuter nominative singular
- brisanten genitive masculine singular
- brisantem dative masculine singular
- der brisante definite includes-article masculine
- die brisante definite feminine includes-article
- das brisante definite includes-article neuter
- die brisanten definite includes-article nominative
- des brisanten definite genitive includes-article
- der brisanten definite feminine genitive
- dem brisanten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brisant?
- /bʁiˈzant/
- [bʁiˈzant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brisant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brisant in German?
brisant appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).