brr
German, interjection/bʁ̩/
brr is spelled B-R-R (3 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brr is a German interjection meaning “brr (exclamation of cold)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befehl zum Anhalten (nur zu Zug- oder Reittieren, meistens zu Pferden; zu Menschen nur scherzhaft)”.
What does brr mean in English?
interjection
- 1
brr (exclamation of cold)
- 2
an exclamation of disgust or aversion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Befehl zum Anhalten (nur zu Zug- oder Reittieren, meistens zu Pferden; zu Menschen nur scherzhaft) 2. Ausruf bei übermäßiger Kälte 3. Ausruf des Ekels 4. Motorengeräusch in der Kindersprache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce brr?
- /bʁ̩/
- [bʀ̩]
- [ʙ̩ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brr in German?
brr appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).