Brunft

[bʁʊnft]

/[bʁʊnft]/ noun

The verdict

“Brunft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paarungszeit insbesondere des Schalenwilds

Corpus desk

Index DE-brunft · Brunft · German

Brunft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Brunft
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrunft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʁʊnft]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brunft“ im Deutschen

Brunftliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brunft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʁʊnft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paarungszeit insbesondere des Schalenwilds".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Brunft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Brunft, spelled B-R-U-N-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paarungszeit insbesondere des Schalenwilds

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Individuell tritt die Brunft nach dem Verhältnisse des Alters früher oder später ein, und dauert länger oder kürzer, womit auch die Heftigkeit des Begattungstriebes und alle dabei hervortretenden Erscheinungen in Verbindung und Zusammenhang stehen.“
  2. In den letzten Jahren verliefen die Brünfte immer ohne nennenswerte Vorkommnisse.

Synonyms

Brunftzeit

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brunft"?
"Brunft" is spelled B-R-U-N-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁʊnft].
What does "Brunft" mean?
As a noun, "Brunft" means: Paarungszeit insbesondere des Schalenwilds
How do you pronounce "Brunft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brunft" is [bʁʊnft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brunft" come from?
"Brunft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list