Brustbein

[ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n]

/[ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brustbein” is uncommon German (frequency #67,072 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,072
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein flacher Knochen als Bestandteil des Brustkorbes

Corpus desk

Index DE-brustbein · Brustbein · German

Brustbein · rank #67,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,072
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Browsern

Nearest frequency peer: Browsern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Brustbein“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Brustbein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brustbein
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrustbein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brustbein“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Brustbeinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Browsern“ (#67,071), „Bromberg“ (#67,069), „BUGA“ (#67,075). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brustbein“ bei #67,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brustbein is uncommon German at frequency #67,072 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein flacher Knochen als Bestandteil des Brustkorbes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Brustbein, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Brustbein, spelled B-R-U-S-T-B-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein flacher Knochen als Bestandteil des Brustkorbes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Patient berichtet dem Kardiologen von einem Druckschmerz hinter seinem Brustbein.
  2. Beim Menschen sind 14 von insgesamt 24 Rippenbögen mit dem Brustbein verwachsen.

Synonyms

Sternum

This word in other languages

breastbone(English)esternón(Español)sternum(Français)esterno(Português)

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 "Brustbein"?
"Brustbein" is spelled B-R-U-S-T-B-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n].
What does "Brustbein" mean?
As a noun, "Brustbein" means: ein flacher Knochen als Bestandteil des Brustkorbes
How do you pronounce "Brustbein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brustbein" is [ˈbʁʊstˌbaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brustbein" come from?
"Brustbein" 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 "Brustbein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list