brody

[ˈbrɔdɨ]

/[ˈbrɔdɨ]/ noun

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The verdict

“brody” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,025
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs broda

Corpus desk

Index DE-brody · brody · German

brody · rank #48,025 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,025
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH britt

Nearest frequency peer: britt (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „brody“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „brody“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

brody vs Brot
40% similar
brody vs bros
60% similar
brody vs brown
60% similar

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

Key facts for brody
PropertyValue
Headwordbrody
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbrɔdɨ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,025
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brody“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).brodyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „britt“ (#48,024), „brun“ (#48,026), „Britin“ (#48,023). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brody“ bei #48,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around brody (IPA [ˈbrɔdɨ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,025 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brody, with forms such as "bbrody", "bordy", and "brdoy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Brot", "bros", "brown", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brody, spelled B-R-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs broda
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs broda
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs broda
  4. 4
    Vokativ Plural des Substantivs broda

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrody
  • bordy
  • brdoy
  • broddy
  • brodyy
  • broyd
  • brrody
  • rbody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brody - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrody1bordy2brdoy2broddy1brodyy1broyd2brrody1rbody2
Edit distance from "brody"

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 "brody"?
"brody" is spelled B-R-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbrɔdɨ].
What does "brody" mean?
As a noun, "brody" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs broda
What words are commonly confused with "brody"?
"brody" is commonly confused with "Brot", "bros", "brown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brody"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brody" is [ˈbrɔdɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brody" come from?
"brody" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

britt#48,024bryce#48,027bread#48,022bonne#48,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Borneo8 variantsboiler8 variantsbissig8 variantsDarcy8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list