Brotmesser

[ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]

/[ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brotmesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrotmesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brotmesser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Brotmesserfällt 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: „Brieftaube“ (#92,722), „brieflich“ (#92,721), „Bundeslade“ (#92,728). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brotmesser“ bei #92,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    ein Messer, mit dem insbesondere Brot geschnitten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gib mir doch mal das Brotmesser!
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brotmesser"?
"Brotmesser" is spelled B-R-O-T-M-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ].
What does "Brotmesser" mean?
As a noun, "Brotmesser" means: ein Messer, mit dem insbesondere Brot geschnitten wird
How do you pronounce "Brotmesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brotmesser" is [ˈbʁoːtˌmɛsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brotmesser" come from?
"Brotmesser" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list