brut
German, adjective
brut is spelled B-R-U-T (4 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brut is a German adjective meaning “brut (of sparkling wine: very dry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Brut is a different word: “brood”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “herb, geschmackliche Charakterisierung für trockenen Sekt oder Champagner mit sehr wenig oder nahezu keinem…”.
What does brut mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brut (of sparkling wine: very dry)
Der Sekt ist brut.
noun
- 1
femininebrood
- 2
feminineoffspring, spawn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. herb, geschmackliche Charakterisierung für trockenen Sekt oder Champagner mit sehr wenig oder nahezu keinem Restzucker
noun: 1. Vorgang des Brütens 2. Gelege und Nachkommenschaft von Vögeln, Fischen, Reptilien und Insekten 3. Pack
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brut
- Bruten plural
- postpositioned predicative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to brut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brut in German?
brut appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).