britannisch

[bʁiˈtanɪʃ]

/[bʁiˈtanɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“britannisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf die östliche der beiden inselkeltischen Sprachgruppen bezogen

Key facts for britannisch
PropertyValue
Headwordbritannisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁiˈtanɪʃ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “britannisch” sits in German frequency

britannisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

britannisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bʁiˈtanɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for britannisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is britannisch, spelled B-R-I-T-A-N-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die östliche der beiden inselkeltischen Sprachgruppen bezogen
  2. 2
    auf Britannien bezogen

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "britannisch"?
"britannisch" is spelled B-R-I-T-A-N-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁiˈtanɪʃ].
What does "britannisch" mean?
As an adjective, "britannisch" means: auf die östliche der beiden inselkeltischen Sprachgruppen bezogen
How do you pronounce "britannisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "britannisch" is [bʁiˈtanɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "britannisch" come from?
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Using “britannisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-T-A-N-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʁiˈtanɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list