Brotdose
[ˈbʁoːtˌdoːzə]
The verdict
“Brotdose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Behälter zum Transport von Pausenbroten, Obst und anderen Zwischenmahlzeiten, die zur Schule, zur Arbeit, etc., mitgenommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-brotdose · Brotdose · German
Brotdose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brotdose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁoːtˌdoːzə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brotdose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brotdose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtˌdoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Behälter zum Transport von Pausenbroten, Obst und anderen Zwischenmahlzeiten, die zur Schule, zur Arbeit, etc., mitgenommen wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Brotdose in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Brotdose, spelled B-R-O-T-D-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1ein Behälter zum Transport von Pausenbroten, Obst und anderen Zwischenmahlzeiten, die zur Schule, zur Arbeit, etc., mitgenommen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Brotdose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich gebe meinen Kindern jeden Morgen eine mit Stullen und Obst gefüllte Brotdose mit in die Schule.
Früher waren die Brotdosen aus Metall und nicht aus buntem Plastik. Die waren nicht so hübsch, hielten dafür aber zehnmal so lange.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.