Brücke

/[ˈbʁʏkə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,054

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Brücke is aGermannoun. It means: künstlicher Weg zur Überquerung eines Hindernisses Pronounced [ˈbʁʏkə]. It ranks #2,054 in German word frequency. Often confused with Buche and Burke.

Key facts for Brücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʏkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,054
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Brücke is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁʏkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,054 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brücke, with forms such as "bbrücke", "brcüke", and "brrücke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Buche", "Burke", "Brühe", 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 Brücke, spelled B-R-Ü-C-K-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlicher Weg zur Überquerung eines Hindernisses
  2. 2
    festsitzender Zahnersatz, der in einem Lückengebiss einen oder mehrere fehlende Zähne ersetzt
  3. 3
    länglicher Teppich
  4. 4
    Teil des Wirbeltiergehirns, der zum Metencephalon (Hinterhirn) gehört
  5. 5
    die Verbindung über eine Trennung
  6. 6
    Turnübung
  7. 7
    Kommandobrücke
  8. 8
    Ladebrücke, offene Ladefläche
  9. 9
    Brückentag

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrücke,brcüke,brrücke,brüccke,brücek,brückke,brükce,bürcke,rbücke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Brücke

Misspelling Variants of "Brücke"

bbrücke7brcüke6brrücke7brüccke7brücek6brückke7brükce6bürcke6
Misspelling Variants of "Brücke"

Frequency rank: #2,054 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brücke"?
"Brücke" is spelled B-R-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʏkə].
What does "Brücke" mean?
As a noun, "Brücke" means: künstlicher Weg zur Überquerung eines Hindernisses
What words are commonly confused with "Brücke"?
"Brücke" is commonly confused with "Buche", "Burke", "Brühe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brücke" is [ˈbʁʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brücke" come from?
"Brücke" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.