Brustwehr
[ˈbʁʊstˌveːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Brustwehr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - brusthoher Schutzwall
Corpus desk
Index DE-brustwehr · Brustwehr · German
Brustwehr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brustwehr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁʊstˌveːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brustwehr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brustwehr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁʊstˌveːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Brustwehr, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Brustwehr, spelled B-R-U-S-T-W-E-H-R.
Definition
- 1brusthoher Schutzwall
- 2meist mannshohe, oft nach außen vorkragende Schutzwand
- 3Schutz vor einer unangenehmen, gefährlichen Sache
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Brustwehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Brustwehr des Luxus, dieser Schutz vor dem Leben, drohte der Ängstlichen zu schwinden, und schon war es fraglich geworden, ob man die reiche Wohnung am Englischen Garten werde halten können.“
Synonyms
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.