brodeln

[ˈbʁoːdl̩n]

/[ˈbʁoːdl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“brodeln” is uncommon German (frequency #78,989 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,989
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter Hitze blubbern

Corpus desk

Index DE-brodeln · brodeln · German

brodeln · rank #78,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,989
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brutzeln

Nearest frequency peer: brutzeln (+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 „brodeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brodeln
PropertyValue
Headwordbrodeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁoːdl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brodeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).brodelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brutzeln“ (#78,991), „Brennereien“ (#78,986), „Brünetten“ (#78,992). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brodeln“ bei #78,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brodeln is uncommon German at frequency #78,989 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁoːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for brodeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brodeln, spelled B-R-O-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter Hitze blubbern
  2. 2
    etwas bahnt sich an
  3. 3
    Zeit verschwenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Lava brodelte im Krater des Vulkans.
  2. Im Topf brodelte das Nudelwasser.

Synonyms

köchelnsiedensprudelndräuengärenrumorenschwelenbummelnklüngelntrödeln

This word in other languages

bouillonner(Français)

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 "brodeln"?
"brodeln" is spelled B-R-O-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁoːdl̩n].
What does "brodeln" mean?
As a verb, "brodeln" means: unter Hitze blubbern
How do you pronounce "brodeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brodeln" is [ˈbʁoːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brodeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bussard#79,000Caspers#79,014Choräle#79,020Bengasi#78,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list