britischen

Name: britischen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩]

/[ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“britischen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,510 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,510
frequency rank, German: 10
letters: 16
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

britischen vs britischer

90% similar

britischen vs britisches

90% similar

britischen vs britisch

80% similar

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

Key facts for britischen
Property	Value
Headword	britischen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#3,510
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “britischen” 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). britischen lands here:

#3,510

#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 britischen is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,510 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for britischen, with forms such as "bbritischen", "birtischen", and "briitschen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "britischer", "britisches", "britisch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 britischen, spelled B-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbritischen,birtischen,briitschen,briticshen,britiscchen,britiscehn,britischenn,britischhen,britischne,britishcen,britisschen,britsichen,brittischen,brritischen,brtiischen,rbitischen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of britischen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "britischen"

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 "britischen"?

"britischen" is spelled B-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩].

What does "britischen" mean?

As an adjective, "britischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs britisch

What words are commonly confused with "britischen"?

"britischen" is commonly confused with "britischer", "britisches", "britisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "britischen"?

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

What language does "britischen" come from?

"britischen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “britischen”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbʁɪtɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “britischer” - see the side-by-side comparison. britischen vs britischer
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.