Browser
[ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]
The verdict
“Browser” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,776 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,776
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Browser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Browser” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Browser is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,776 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Browser, with forms such as "bbrowser", "borwser", and "broswer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "böser", "Broker", "broder", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Browser, spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrowser,borwser,broswer,browesr,browserr,browsre,browsser,browwser,brrowser,brwoser,rbowser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Browser - 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.
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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Using “Browser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-O-W-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “böser” - see the side-by-side comparison. Browser vs böser
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.