brothers

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The verdict

“brothers” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,849
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs brother

Corpus desk

Index DE-brothers · brothers · German

brothers · rank #15,849 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,849
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BP

Nearest frequency peer: BP (-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 „brothers“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brothers“ 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).

brothers vs of
13% similar
brothers vs ii
0% similar
brothers vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for brothers
PropertyValue
Headwordbrothers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,849
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brothers“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).brothersliegt 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: „BP“ (#15,848), „Buchholz“ (#15,850), „Bologna“ (#15,847). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brothers“ bei #15,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around brothers (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,849 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs brother".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for brothers, with forms such as "bbrothers", "borthers", and "brohters". 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, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is brothers, spelled B-R-O-T-H-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs brother

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrothers
  • borthers
  • brohters
  • brotehrs
  • brotherrs
  • brotherss
  • brothesr
  • brothhers
  • brothres
  • brotthers
  • brrothers
  • brtohers
  • rbothers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brothers - 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.

bbrothers1borthers2brohters2brotehrs2brotherrs1brotherss1brothesr2brothhers1
Edit distance from "brothers"

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 "brothers"?
"brothers" is spelled B-R-O-T-H-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "brothers" mean?
As a noun, "brothers" means: Plural des Substantivs brother
What words are commonly confused with "brothers"?
"brothers" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brothers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brothers" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brothers" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Buchholz#15,850Dorothea#15,861dreifach#15,862bequemer#15,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Druckerei13 variantseinleiten13 variantsfinancial13 variantsangegebene13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list