brisante

Name: brisante, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[bʁiˈzantə]

/[bʁiˈzantə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“brisante” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,656 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#38,656
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brisante vs Brisanz

63% similar

brisante vs Brisbane

63% similar

brisante vs brisanten

89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brisante
Property	Value
Headword	brisante
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bʁiˈzantə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#38,656
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brisante” 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). brisante lands here:

#38,656

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for brisante is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʁiˈzantə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,656 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for brisante, with forms such as "bbrisante", "birsante", and "briasnte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Brisanz", "Brisbane", "brisanten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is brisante, spelled B-R-I-S-A-N-T-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
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Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
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Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs brisant
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs brisant

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrisante,birsante,briasnte,brisanet,brisannte,brisantte,brisatne,brisnate,brissante,brrisante,brsiante,rbisante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brisante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "brisante"

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 "brisante"?

"brisante" is spelled B-R-I-S-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁiˈzantə].

What does "brisante" mean?

As an adjective, "brisante" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs brisant

What words are commonly confused with "brisante"?

"brisante" is commonly confused with "Brisanz", "Brisbane", "brisanten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "brisante"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brisante" is [bʁiˈzantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "brisante" come from?

"brisante" 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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Using “brisante”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-S-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bʁiˈzantə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Brisanz” - see the side-by-side comparison. brisante vs Brisanz
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.