Brittany

[ˈbɹɪtəni]

/[ˈbɹɪtəni]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brittany” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,374 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,374
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Bretagne

Key facts for Brittany
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrittany
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɹɪtəni]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brittany” 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). Brittany lands here:

#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 Brittany is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɹɪtəni]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,374 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for Brittany in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Brittany, spelled B-R-I-T-T-A-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bretagne
  2. 2
    Bretonischer Vorstehhund (Epagneul Breton)

Synonyms

Bretagne

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 "Brittany"?
"Brittany" is spelled B-R-I-T-T-A-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɹɪtəni].
What does "Brittany" mean?
As a noun, "Brittany" means: die Bretagne
How do you pronounce "Brittany"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brittany" is [ˈbɹɪtəni]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brittany" come from?
"Brittany" 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 “Brittany”

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

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list