Brunnen
German, noun/ˈbʁʊnən/
Brunnen is spelled B-R-U-N-N-E-N (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brunnen is a German masculine noun meaning “well, fountain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tiefbauwerk zur Gewinnung von Grundwasser oder Uferfiltrat, manchmal, vor allem früher, auch Bauwerke zur…”.
What does Brunnen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewell, fountain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tiefbauwerk zur Gewinnung von Grundwasser oder Uferfiltrat, manchmal, vor allem früher, auch Bauwerke zur Gewinnung von Quellwasser 2. Entnahmestelle, oft mit Auffangbecken, zur Bereitstellung in der Nähe oder in der Ferne gewonnenen Wassers 3. vor allem aus [2] entwickelte Zierbrunnen, die auch der Regulierung des Mikro- oder Raumklimas dienen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Brunnen
- Brunnens genitive
- Brünnchen diminutive neuter
- Brünnlein diminutive neuter
- Bronn alternative obsolete
- Bronne alternative obsolete
- Bronnen alternative obsolete
- Brun alternative obsolete
- Brunn alternative obsolete
- Brunne alternative obsolete
- Br. abbreviation
- Brünnli diminutive
- Brünnele diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brunnen?
- /ˈbʁʊnən/
- [ˈbʁʊ.nən]
- [ˈbʁʊ.nn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Brunnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Brunnen in German?
Brunnen appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).