Brüstung

[ˈbʁʏstʊŋ]

/[ˈbʁʏstʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Brüstung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,795
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (brusthohe) geschlossene Wand, die aus Mauerwerk, Holz, Beton, Stahlbeton, Steinen und/oder Metall besteht und vor dem Abstürzen von Balkonen, Brücken oder Ähnlichem schützen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-brustung · Brüstung · German

Brüstung · rank #48,795 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,795
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brisanten

Nearest frequency peer: brisanten (-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 „Brüstung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Brüstung“ 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).

Brüstung vs Brüsten
75% similar
Brüstung vs Blutung
63% similar

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

Key facts for Brüstung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrüstung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁʏstʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,795
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Brüstung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „brisanten“ (#48,794), „Buchdruckerei“ (#48,796), „Braunfels“ (#48,793). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brüstung“ bei #48,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Brüstung (IPA [ˈbʁʏstʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,795 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brüstung, with forms such as "bbrüstung", "brrüstung", and "brsütung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Brüsten", "Blutung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Brüstung, spelled B-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (brusthohe) geschlossene Wand, die aus Mauerwerk, Holz, Beton, Stahlbeton, Steinen und/oder Metall besteht und vor dem Abstürzen von Balkonen, Brücken oder Ähnlichem schützen soll
  2. 2
    Fensterbrüstung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lehn dich nicht so weit über die Brüstung!
  2. „Sie setzte sich auf die Brüstung und schwang die Schenkel rein.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrüstung
  • brrüstung
  • brsütung
  • brüsstung
  • brüstnug
  • brüsttung
  • brüstugn
  • brüstungg
  • brüstunng
  • brüsutng
  • brütsung
  • bürstung
  • rbüstung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brüstung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrüstung1brrüstung1brsütung2brüsstung1brüstnug2brüsttung1brüstugn2brüstungg1
Edit distance from "Brüstung"

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 "Brüstung"?
"Brüstung" is spelled B-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʏstʊŋ].
What does "Brüstung" mean?
As a noun, "Brüstung" means: (brusthohe) geschlossene Wand, die aus Mauerwerk, Holz, Beton, Stahlbeton, Steinen und/oder Metall besteht und vor dem Abstürzen von Balkonen, Brücken oder Ähnlichem schützen soll
What words are commonly confused with "Brüstung"?
"Brüstung" is commonly confused with "Brüsten", "Blutung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brüstung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brüstung" is [ˈbʁʏstʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brüstung" come from?
"Brüstung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brüstung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list