Bruststück

[ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk]

/[ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - von Knochen und Sehnen befreites Stück Fleisch aus der Brust des Tieres

Corpus desk

Index DE-bruststuck · Bruststück · German

Bruststück · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Bruststück
PropertyValue
HeadwordBruststück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bruststück” sits in German frequency

Bruststück 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.

Rare enough to double-check

Bruststück is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bruststück, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bruststück, spelled B-R-U-S-T-S-T-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Knochen und Sehnen befreites Stück Fleisch aus der Brust des Tieres
  2. 2
    Darstellung des Kopfes mit dem Großteil des Oberkörpers
  3. 3
    Teil des Stethoskops, des auf den Körper des Patienten gelegt wird
  4. 4
    Teil einer Rüstung, die den Oberkörper schützt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Bruststücke werden, wenn sie halb gar sind, herausgenommen und beiseite gestellt.“
  2. „Es existiert auch eine Variante mit Rindfleisch, bei der das Bruststück bevorzugt wird.“

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bruststück"?
"Bruststück" is spelled B-R-U-S-T-S-T-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk].
What does "Bruststück" mean?
As a noun, "Bruststück" means: von Knochen und Sehnen befreites Stück Fleisch aus der Brust des Tieres
How do you pronounce "Bruststück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bruststück" is [ˈbʁʊstˌʃtʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bruststück" come from?
"Bruststück" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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