Browser

/[ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,776

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Browser is aGermannoun. It means: ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art Pronounced [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]. It ranks #6,776 in German word frequency. Often confused with böser and Broker.

Key facts for Browser
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrowser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,776
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Browser in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Browser is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Browser, with forms such as "bbrowser", "borwser", and "broswer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "böser", "Broker", "broder", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Browser, spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrowser,borwser,broswer,browesr,browserr,browsre,browsser,browwser,brrowser,brwoser,rbowser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Browser

Misspelling Variants of "Browser"

bbrowser8borwser7broswer7browesr7browserr8browsre7browsser8browwser8
Misspelling Variants of "Browser"

Frequency rank: #6,776 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Browser"?
"Browser" is spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ].
What does "Browser" mean?
As a noun, "Browser" means: ein Anwendungsprogramm zum Betrachten von Webseiten sowie zur Darstellung von Dokumenten und Daten jeder Art
What words are commonly confused with "Browser"?
"Browser" is commonly confused with "böser", "Broker", "broder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Browser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Browser" is [ˈbʁaʊ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Browser" come from?
"Browser" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.