brusque

[bʁysk]

/[bʁysk]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schroff, zerklüftet, abrupt, jäh, unvermutet, plötzlich, unvorbereitet, zusammenhanglos

Corpus desk

Index DE-brusque · brusque · German

brusque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • 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 brusque
PropertyValue
Headwordbrusque
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁysk]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brusque“ im Deutschen

brusqueliegt 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

brusque is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bʁysk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schroff, zerklüftet, abrupt, jäh, unvermutet, plötzlich, unvorbereitet, zusammenhanglos".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brusque, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is brusque, spelled B-R-U-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schroff, zerklüftet, abrupt, jäh, unvermutet, plötzlich, unvorbereitet, zusammenhanglos

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 "brusque"?
"brusque" is spelled B-R-U-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁysk].
What does "brusque" mean?
As an adjective, "brusque" means: schroff, zerklüftet, abrupt, jäh, unvermutet, plötzlich, unvorbereitet, zusammenhanglos
How do you pronounce "brusque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brusque" is [bʁysk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brusque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list