-brunn

[-bʁʊn]

/[-bʁʊn]/ name

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The verdict

“-brunn” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Ortsnamengrundwort für Brunnen, Quelle

Key facts for -brunn
PropertyValue
Headword-brunn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[-bʁʊn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-brunn” sits in German frequency

-brunn falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for -brunn is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [-bʁʊn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Ortsnamengrundwort für Brunnen, Quelle".

-brunn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 -brunn, spelled --B-R-U-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Ortsnamengrundwort für Brunnen, Quelle

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 "-brunn"?
"-brunn" is spelled --B-R-U-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [-bʁʊn].
What does "-brunn" mean?
As a proper noun, "-brunn" means: ein Ortsnamengrundwort für Brunnen, Quelle
How do you pronounce "-brunn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-brunn" is [-bʁʊn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-brunn" come from?
"-brunn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “-brunn”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is --B-R-U-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [-bʁʊn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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