Brisanz
German, noun[bʁiˈzant͡s]
Brisanz is spelled B-R-I-S-A-N-Z (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brisanz is a German feminine noun meaning “brisance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Merkmal großer Bedeutsamkeit oder Gefährlichkeit”.
What does Brisanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrisance
- 2
feminineexplosiveness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Merkmal großer Bedeutsamkeit oder Gefährlichkeit 2. das Zertrümmerungsvermögen eines explosiven Stoffes
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 Brisanz
- Brisanzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brisanz?
- [bʁiˈzant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brisanz in German?
Brisanz appears 1.1 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).