Brösel

[ˈbʁøːzl̩]

/[ˈbʁøːzl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Brösel” is uncommon German (frequency #77,783 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,783
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Teil eines festen Stoffes, meist eines Gebäcks; Krümel

Corpus desk

Index DE-brosel · Brösel · German

Brösel · rank #77,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,783
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brüchige

Nearest frequency peer: brüchige (+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 „Brösel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brösel
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrösel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁøːzl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brösel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brüchige“ (#77,784), „BRG“ (#77,781), „brüllend“ (#77,786). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brösel“ bei #77,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brösel is uncommon German at frequency #77,783 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁøːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Brösel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Brösel, spelled B-R-Ö-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Teil eines festen Stoffes, meist eines Gebäcks; Krümel
  2. 2
    Semmelbrösel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Küche liegen überall Brösel.
  2. Gerade wollte ich Schnitzel panieren und jetzt sind keine Brösel mehr im Haus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Brösel"?
"Brösel" is spelled B-R-Ö-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁøːzl̩].
What does "Brösel" mean?
As a noun, "Brösel" means: kleiner Teil eines festen Stoffes, meist eines Gebäcks; Krümel
How do you pronounce "Brösel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brösel" is [ˈbʁøːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list