Brotmesser
[ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Brotmesser” is uncommon German (frequency #92,724 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,724
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Messer, mit dem insbesondere Brot geschnitten wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-brotmesser · Brotmesser · German
Brotmesser · rank #92,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,724
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Brieftaube
Nearest frequency peer: Brieftaube (-2 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 „Brotmesser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- brennbar
brennbar
7,282 corpus weight
- brieflich
brieflich
7,280 corpus weight
- Brieftaube
Brieftaube
7,279 corpus weight
- Brotmesser
Brotmesser
7,277 corpus weight
- Bundeslade
Bundeslade
7,273 corpus weight
- Burggraben
Burggraben
7,272 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Brotmesser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brotmesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brotmesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brotmesser is uncommon German at frequency #92,724 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Messer, mit dem insbesondere Brot geschnitten wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Brotmesser in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Brotmesser, spelled B-R-O-T-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Messer, mit dem insbesondere Brot geschnitten wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Brotmesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gib mir doch mal das Brotmesser!
Sie teilte die Wassermelone mit dem Brotmesser.
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.
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