Brummer

[ˈbʁʊmɐ]

/[ˈbʁʊmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brummer” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,840 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,840
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großes und dickes, meist auch lästiges Insekt, insbesondere Vertreter der Schmeißfliegen

Key facts for Brummer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrummer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʊmɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Brummer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Brummer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Brummer is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁʊmɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,840 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Brummer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Brummer, spelled B-R-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    großes und dickes, meist auch lästiges Insekt, insbesondere Vertreter der Schmeißfliegen
  2. 2
    schwerer Lastzug
  3. 3
    korpulente Person, die zudem einen schwerfälligen Eindruck macht
  4. 4
    etwas, das wegen seiner überdurchschnittlichen Größe, seiner besonderen Ausgefallenheit oder ähnlichen hervorstechenden Eigenschaften zu Erstaunen führt und Aufmerksamkeit erregt
  5. 5
    Sänger (etwa in einem Chor), der eine brummende Stimme hat
  6. 6
    ein brummender Laut
  7. 7
    ein leichter Schlag auf die Lippen, so dass sie ein Geräusch von sich geben
  8. 8
    Ochse, der zur Zucht gehalten wird
  9. 9
    grobe, dicke Saite an Geige, Violone und Bassgeige
  10. 10
    eine der größten Pfeifen der Orgel
  11. 11
    schwere, 12-pfündige Kanone bei der preußischen Artillerie
  12. 12
    Froschfisch, Batrachus
  13. 13
    geringwertige Kupfermünze
  14. 14
    in Bromberg geschlagene polnische Silbermünze im Wert eines halben preußischen Silbergroschens
  15. 15
    im Großherzogtum Posen und in Polen geprägte kupferne Scheidemünze, die drei polnischen Groschen entsprach
  16. 16
    aufkommender Rausch
  17. 17
    heulender Sturmwind

Synonyms

BrummiDickeDickerDickwanstFassFettkloßFettsackFettwanstKolossBrüllochseBrummochseBullochseFaselochseHerdeochseHerdochseReitochseSpringochseStammochseZuchtochseFroschfischBatrachus

Antonyms

BohnenstangeSchiebochsSchieber

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 "Brummer"?
"Brummer" is spelled B-R-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊmɐ].
What does "Brummer" mean?
As a noun, "Brummer" means: großes und dickes, meist auch lästiges Insekt, insbesondere Vertreter der Schmeißfliegen
How do you pronounce "Brummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brummer" is [ˈbʁʊmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brummer" come from?
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Using “Brummer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-U-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʁʊmɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list