Brunch

[bʁant͡ʃ]

/[bʁant͡ʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“Brunch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,977
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausgedehnte und reichhaltige Mahlzeit, die Frühstück und Mittagessen vereint

Corpus desk

Index DE-brunch · Brunch · German

Brunch · rank #29,977 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,977
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brokkoli

Nearest frequency peer: Brokkoli (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Brunch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Brunch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Brunch vs Buch
67% similar
Brunch vs Bruno
67% similar
Brunch vs Busch
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Brunch
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrunch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁant͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,977
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brunch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Brunchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brokkoli“ (#29,976), „Buchladen“ (#29,979), „Briefmarke“ (#29,974). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brunch“ bei #29,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Brunch (IPA [bʁant͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,977 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ausgedehnte und reichhaltige Mahlzeit, die Frühstück und Mittagessen vereint".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brunch, with forms such as "bbrunch", "brnuch", and "brrunch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Buch", "Bruno", "Busch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Brunch, spelled B-R-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausgedehnte und reichhaltige Mahlzeit, die Frühstück und Mittagessen vereint

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er war noch am Abend von seinem Brunch satt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrunch
  • brnuch
  • brrunch
  • brucnh
  • bruncch
  • brunchh
  • brunhc
  • brunnch
  • burnch
  • rbunch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brunch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrunch1brnuch2brrunch1brucnh2bruncch1brunchh1brunhc2brunnch1
Edit distance from "Brunch"

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 "Brunch"?
"Brunch" is spelled B-R-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁant͡ʃ].
What does "Brunch" mean?
As a noun, "Brunch" means: ausgedehnte und reichhaltige Mahlzeit, die Frühstück und Mittagessen vereint
What words are commonly confused with "Brunch"?
"Brunch" is commonly confused with "Buch", "Bruno", "Busch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brunch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brunch" is [bʁant͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brunch" come from?
"Brunch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list