Brosche

[ˈbʁɔʃə]

/[ˈbʁɔʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brosche” is uncommon German (frequency #56,838 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,838
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmuckstück, das eine Nadel zum Anstecken enthält

Corpus desk

Index DE-brosche · Brosche · German

Brosche · rank #56,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,838
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brownies

Nearest frequency peer: brownies (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Brosche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brosche
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrosche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɔʃə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brosche“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brownies“ (#56,839), „Brummer“ (#56,840), „Britannia“ (#56,835). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brosche“ bei #56,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brosche is uncommon German at frequency #56,838 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɔʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmuckstück, das eine Nadel zum Anstecken enthält".

Brosche has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Brosche, spelled B-R-O-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schmuckstück, das eine Nadel zum Anstecken enthält

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie trug eine große Brosche an ihrer Bluse.

This word in other languages

brooch(English)broche(Español)broche(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 "Brosche"?
"Brosche" is spelled B-R-O-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɔʃə].
What does "Brosche" mean?
As a noun, "Brosche" means: Schmuckstück, das eine Nadel zum Anstecken enthält
How do you pronounce "Brosche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brosche" is [ˈbʁɔʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brosche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Brummer#56,840brichst#56,834Boxberg#56,832Charkiw#56,858

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list