brüderlich

[ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç]

/[ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“brüderlich” is uncommon German (frequency #71,187 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,187
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise von Brüdern, auf den Bruder bezogen, freundschaftlich, verwandtschaftlich, in der Art und Weise von Gleichgesinnten

Corpus desk

Index DE-bruderlich · brüderlich · German

brüderlich · rank #71,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,187
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brustwarze

Nearest frequency peer: Brustwarze (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „brüderlich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „brüderlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brüderlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbrüderlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brüderlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brüderlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brustwarze“ (#71,186), „BSW“ (#71,188), „brennbare“ (#71,184). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brüderlich“ bei #71,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brüderlich is uncommon German at frequency #71,187 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art und Weise von Brüdern, auf den Bruder bezogen, freundschaftlich, verwandtschaftlich, in der Art und Weise von Gleichgesinnten".

Zero misspellings are on record for brüderlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is brüderlich, spelled B-R-Ü-D-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise von Brüdern, auf den Bruder bezogen, freundschaftlich, verwandtschaftlich, in der Art und Weise von Gleichgesinnten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how brüderlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Reicht den Becher in die Runde!
  2. …danach lasst uns alle streben brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!… (aus: Deutsche Nationalhymne)

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brüderlich"?
"brüderlich" is spelled B-R-Ü-D-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç].
What does "brüderlich" mean?
As an adjective, "brüderlich" means: in der Art und Weise von Brüdern, auf den Bruder bezogen, freundschaftlich, verwandtschaftlich, in der Art und Weise von Gleichgesinnten
How do you pronounce "brüderlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brüderlich" is [ˈbʁyːdɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brüderlich" come from?
"brüderlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brüderlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list