Brot

[bʁoːt]

/[bʁoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brot” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,585
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus hauptsächlich Mehl, Wasser und Salz gebackenes Nahrungsmittel

Corpus desk

Index DE-brot · Brot · German

Brot · rank #2,585 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,585
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH betroffen

Nearest frequency peer: betroffen (-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 „Brot“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brot“ 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).

Brot vs but
25% similar
Brot vs Büro
50% similar
Brot vs bunt
25% similar

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

Key facts for Brot
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁoːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,585
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brot“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Brotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „betroffen“ (#2,584), „diejenigen“ (#2,586), „beschreibt“ (#2,583). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brot“ bei #2,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Brot (IPA [bʁoːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,585 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brot, with forms such as "bbrot", "bort", and "brott". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "Büro", "bunt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Brot, spelled B-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus hauptsächlich Mehl, Wasser und Salz gebackenes Nahrungsmittel
  2. 2
    einzelner Brotlaib
  3. 3
    abgeschnittene Scheibe eines Brotlaibes
  4. 4
    Lebensunterhalt, Lohn, Ertrag
  5. 5
    Nahrung, ein Essen, eine Speise, Kost

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er sitzt nur bei Wasser und Brot.
  2. Heute habe ich ein ungesäuertes Brot gebacken.

Synonyms

LaibSchnitteStulleBemmeKnifteKantenRänftelRunksenKnustKrumka

Antonyms

KeksKuchen

This word in other languages

bread(English)pan(Español)pain(Français)pão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrot
  • bort
  • brott
  • brrot
  • brto
  • rbot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brot - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbrot1bort2brott1brrot1brto2rbot2
Edit distance from "Brot"

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 "Brot"?
"Brot" is spelled B-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁoːt].
What does "Brot" mean?
As a noun, "Brot" means: aus hauptsächlich Mehl, Wasser und Salz gebackenes Nahrungsmittel
What words are commonly confused with "Brot"?
"Brot" is commonly confused with "but", "Büro", "bunt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brot" is [bʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brot" come from?
"Brot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hass#2,598warm#2,569Kern#2,602müde#2,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

this6 variantsShop6 variantsTiefe6 variantsKrise6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list