Broterwerb

[ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp]

/[ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Broterwerb” is uncommon German (frequency #94,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,068
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tätigkeit, um sich den Lebensunterhalt zu sichern

Corpus desk

Index DE-broterwerb · Broterwerb · German

Broterwerb · rank #94,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,068
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Breuberg

Nearest frequency peer: Breuberg (-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 „Broterwerb“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Broterwerb
PropertyValue
HeadwordBroterwerb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Broterwerb“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Breuberg“ (#94,067), „bunds“ (#94,069), „burri“ (#94,070). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Broterwerb“ bei #94,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Broterwerb is uncommon German at frequency #94,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tätigkeit, um sich den Lebensunterhalt zu sichern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Broterwerb, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Broterwerb, spelled B-R-O-T-E-R-W-E-R-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tätigkeit, um sich den Lebensunterhalt zu sichern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für die Menschen aus Duderstadt, Heiligenstadt und Worbis war es gleichwohl eine Selbstverständlichkeit, zum Broterwerb in die Fremde zu ziehen, aber daheim auf dem Eichsfeld die eigenen Wurzeln zu pflegen.“
  2. „Den Folgen dieses in den Annalen der Hamburger Reederei wahrscheinlich einmaligen Vorfalls nur durch den Kriegsausbruch entgangen, mußte Alf notgedrungen einen neuen Broterwerb suchen.“

This word in other languages

living(English)sustento(Español)gagne-pain(Français)ganha-pão(Português)

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 "Broterwerb"?
"Broterwerb" is spelled B-R-O-T-E-R-W-E-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp].
What does "Broterwerb" mean?
As a noun, "Broterwerb" means: Tätigkeit, um sich den Lebensunterhalt zu sichern
How do you pronounce "Broterwerb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Broterwerb" is [ˈbʁoːtʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Broterwerb" come from?
"Broterwerb" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list