Brotzeit
[ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Brotzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #50,347 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,347
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Zwischenmahlzeit am späten Nachmittag
Corpus desk
Index DE-brotzeit · Brotzeit · German
Brotzeit · rank #50,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,347
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH Browning
Nearest frequency peer: Browning (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Brotzeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Bouillon
Bouillon
49,658 corpus weight
- brandgefähr…
brandgefährlich
49,657 corpus weight
- broke
broke
49,656 corpus weight
- Brotzeit
Brotzeit
49,654 corpus weight
- Browning
Browning
49,653 corpus weight
- Buchform
Buchform
49,652 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Brotzeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brotzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brotzeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Brotzeit is uncommon German at frequency #50,347 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Brotzeit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Brotzeit, spelled B-R-O-T-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1eine Zwischenmahlzeit am späten Nachmittag
- 2das, was zur Zwischenmahlzeit gegessen und getrunken wird
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brotzeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.