brother

[ˈbɹʌðə]

/[ˈbɹʌðə]/ noun

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The verdict

“brother” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,253
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind

Corpus desk

Index DE-brother · brother · German

brother · rank #12,253 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,253
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BKA

Nearest frequency peer: BKA (-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 „brother“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brother“ 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).

brother vs Browser
57% similar
brother vs brothers
88% similar
brother vs Brote
57% similar

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

Key facts for brother
PropertyValue
Headwordbrother
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɹʌðə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,253
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brother“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BKA“ (#12,252), „brutto“ (#12,254), „Biografie“ (#12,251). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brother“ bei #12,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brother (IPA [ˈbɹʌðə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,253 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for brother, with forms such as "bbrother", "borther", and "brohter". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Browser", "brothers", "Brote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brother, spelled B-R-O-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind
  2. 2
    männliches Mitglied einer religiösen Gemeinschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I’ve got two sisters and one brother.

Synonyms

friar

Antonyms

sister

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrother
  • borther
  • brohter
  • brotehr
  • brotherr
  • brothher
  • brothre
  • brotther
  • brrother
  • brtoher
  • rbother

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brother - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrother1borther2brohter2brotehr2brotherr1brothher1brothre2brotther1
Edit distance from "brother"

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 "brother"?
"brother" is spelled B-R-O-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɹʌðə].
What does "brother" mean?
As a noun, "brother" means: Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind
What words are commonly confused with "brother"?
"brother" is commonly confused with "Browser", "brothers", "Brote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brother"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brother" is [ˈbɹʌðə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brother" come from?
"brother" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dreckig#12,260Archive#12,227anfühlt#12,226folgend#12,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fünfzig11 variantsZauberer11 variantsWörtern11 variantswurdest11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list