Brunnen

[ˈbʁʊnən]

/[ˈbʁʊnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brunnen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,690
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiefbauwerk zur Gewinnung von Grundwasser oder Uferfiltrat, manchmal, vor allem früher, auch Bauwerke zur Gewinnung von Quellwasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-brunnen · Brunnen · German

Brunnen · rank #5,690 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bronze

Nearest frequency peer: Bronze (-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 „Brunnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brunnen“ 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).

Brunnen vs bunten
57% similar
Brunnen vs Bühnen
57% similar
Brunnen vs brüten
43% similar

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

Key facts for Brunnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrunnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʊnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,690
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brunnen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Brunnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bronze“ (#5,689), „Charlotte“ (#5,691), „bring“ (#5,688). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brunnen“ bei #5,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Brunnen (IPA [ˈbʁʊnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brunnen, with forms such as "bbrunnen", "brnunen", and "brrunnen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bunten", "Bühnen", "brüten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Brunnen, spelled B-R-U-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tiefbauwerk zur Gewinnung von Grundwasser oder Uferfiltrat, manchmal, vor allem früher, auch Bauwerke zur Gewinnung von Quellwasser
  2. 2
    Entnahmestelle, oft mit Auffangbecken, zur Bereitstellung in der Nähe oder in der Ferne gewonnenen Wassers
  3. 3
    vor allem aus [2] entwickelte Zierbrunnen, die auch der Regulierung des Mikro- oder Raumklimas dienen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Moderne Brunnen verfügen meist über eine elektrische Pumpe zur Wasserentnahme.
  2. „Ich blieb neben dem Brunnen in der Mitte des Platzes stehen.“

Synonyms

BohrbrunnenBronnHorizontalfilterbrunnenBründlQuelleZisterneSchachtbrunnenSchlagbrunnenTiefbrunnenBornBrunnSchachtQuellSpringbrunnenWasserorgelWasserspielZierbrunnen

Antonyms

WasserleitungLichtspielWindspiel

This word in other languages

well(English)pozo(Español)puits(Français)poço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrunnen
  • brnunen
  • brrunnen
  • brunen
  • brunenn
  • brunnenn
  • brunnne
  • burnnen
  • rbunnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brunnen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrunnen1brnunen2brrunnen1brunen1brunenn2brunnenn1brunnne2burnnen2
Edit distance from "Brunnen"

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 "Brunnen"?
"Brunnen" is spelled B-R-U-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊnən].
What does "Brunnen" mean?
As a noun, "Brunnen" means: Tiefbauwerk zur Gewinnung von Grundwasser oder Uferfiltrat, manchmal, vor allem früher, auch Bauwerke zur Gewinnung von Quellwasser
What words are commonly confused with "Brunnen"?
"Brunnen" is commonly confused with "bunten", "Bühnen", "brüten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brunnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brunnen" is [ˈbʁʊnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brunnen" come from?
"Brunnen" 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 "Brunnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chicago#5,692Bargeld#5,683Anblick#5,675Gedicht#5,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Bronze9 variantserfuhr9 variantsöfters9 variantsGraben9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list