Britannier
[bʁiˈtani̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Britannier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger eines keltischen Stammes in Britannien
Corpus desk
Index DE-britannier · Britannier · German
Britannier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Britannier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bʁiˈtani̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Britannier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Britannier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁiˈtani̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines keltischen Stammes in Britannien".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Britannier in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Britannier, spelled B-R-I-T-A-N-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger eines keltischen Stammes in Britannien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Britannier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es kommt zu ersten Gefechten und, bedingt durch den britannischen Einsatz ihrer Streitwagen, hohen Verlusten der Römer. Dennoch kämpfen Caesars Truppen erfolgreich, die Koalition der Gegner löst sich auf, die Trinovanten ergeben sich. Lediglich Cassivelaunus, Oberbefehlshaber der verbündeten Britannier, leistet anfangs aus den Wäldern noch Widerstand.“
„Zusätzlich in Bedrängnis gerieten die Römer dadurch, dass Stürme und Springfluten zahlreiche Kriegs- und Transportschiffe schwer beschädigten und eine der beiden Legionen, die Caesar mit der Sicherung der Verpflegung beauftragt hatte, von den Britanniern überfallen wurde.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.