Bruder
German, noun
Bruder is spelled B-R-U-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written German, the 837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bruder is a German masculine noun meaning “brother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Brüder is a different word: “brethren”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches Geschwisterteil”.
What does Bruder mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrother
Mein Bruder hat zwei Katzen.
- 2
masculineBrother (title of respect)
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Bruder
- 2
brethren
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Geschwisterteil 2. Mönch ohne Priesterweihe 3. Verbündeter, Genosse, Verwandter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bruder
- Bruders genitive
- Brüder plural
- Brüderchen diminutive neuter
- Brüderlein diminutive neuter
- Brüdern dative definite plural
- Br. abbreviation
- Schwester feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Bruder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bruder in German?
Bruder appears 102 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).