Brotaufstrich

[ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]

/[ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]/ noun

The verdict

“Brotaufstrich” is uncommon German (frequency #63,185 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,185
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiches Nahrungsmittel, das man mit einem Streichmesser auf Brot oder Brötchen auftragen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-brotaufstrich · Brotaufstrich · German

Brotaufstrich · rank #63,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,185
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brokern

Nearest frequency peer: Brokern (-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 „Brotaufstrich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brotaufstrich
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrotaufstrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#63,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brotaufstrich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Brotaufstrichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brokern“ (#63,184), „Briefpapier“ (#63,183), „Brennpunkten“ (#63,182). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brotaufstrich“ bei #63,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brotaufstrich is uncommon German at frequency #63,185 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiches Nahrungsmittel, das man mit einem Streichmesser auf Brot oder Brötchen auftragen kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Brotaufstrich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Brotaufstrich, spelled B-R-O-T-A-U-F-S-T-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiches Nahrungsmittel, das man mit einem Streichmesser auf Brot oder Brötchen auftragen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bekannte süße Brotaufstriche sind Honig, Marmelade, Konfitüre, Gelee, Zuckerrübensirup und Nuss-Nougat-Creme.

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 "Brotaufstrich"?
"Brotaufstrich" is spelled B-R-O-T-A-U-F-S-T-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç].
What does "Brotaufstrich" mean?
As a noun, "Brotaufstrich" means: weiches Nahrungsmittel, das man mit einem Streichmesser auf Brot oder Brötchen auftragen kann
How do you pronounce "Brotaufstrich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brotaufstrich" is [ˈbʁoːtʔaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brotaufstrich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list