Brno

[ˈbr̩nɔ]

/[ˈbr̩nɔ]/ name

The verdict

“Brno” is uncommon German (frequency #81,364 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,364
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Tschechien, größte Stadt in Mähren (ehemalige Hauptstadt von Mähren); Brünn

Corpus desk

Index DE-brno · Brno · German

Brno · rank #81,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,364
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brokers

Nearest frequency peer: Brokers (+2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Brno“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Brno“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brno
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrno
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbr̩nɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brno“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Brnofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brokers“ (#81,366), „bolschewistischen“ (#81,361), „Blutkrebs“ (#81,360). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brno“ bei #81,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brno is uncommon German at frequency #81,364 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbr̩nɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Tschechien, größte Stadt in Mähren (ehemalige Hauptstadt von Mähren); Brünn".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Brno, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Brno, spelled B-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Tschechien, größte Stadt in Mähren (ehemalige Hauptstadt von Mähren); Brünn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Brno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Brno je druhým největším městem České republiky.
  2. „Tohle se snad může stát jen v Brně, říkají si nejspíš cestující i kolemjdoucí, které baví nový přístřešek na zastávce Osová v brněnské části Starý Lískovec. Dopravní podnik ho totiž postavil přímo pod mostem a sám připouští, že umístění přístřešku příliš nedává smysl.“

Synonyms

regionalfamiliärBrníčkoBrniskoBryncl

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 "Brno"?
"Brno" is spelled B-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbr̩nɔ].
What does "Brno" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brno" means: Stadt in Tschechien, größte Stadt in Mähren (ehemalige Hauptstadt von Mähren); Brünn
How do you pronounce "Brno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brno" is [ˈbr̩nɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brno" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list