brutal
German, adjective/bʁuˈtaːl/
brutal is spelled B-R-U-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brutal is a German adjective meaning “brutal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dazu neigen, rücksichtslos, übermäßig, unangebracht und oft unbeherrscht gewalttätig, verletzend oder…”.
What does brutal mean in English?
adjective
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brutal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dazu neigen, rücksichtslos, übermäßig, unangebracht und oft unbeherrscht gewalttätig, verletzend oder quälerisch zu sein, meist ohne Reue oder Skrupel. 2. rücksichtslos, übermäßig und unangebracht gewalttätig, verletzend und quälerisch
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 brutal
- brutaler masculine nominative singular
- am brutalsten superlative
- brutale feminine nominative singular
- brutales neuter nominative singular
- brutalen genitive masculine singular
- brutalem dative masculine singular
- der brutale definite includes-article masculine
- die brutale definite feminine includes-article
- das brutale definite includes-article neuter
- die brutalen definite includes-article nominative
- des brutalen definite genitive includes-article
- der brutalen definite feminine genitive
- dem brutalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brutal?
- /bʁuˈtaːl/
- [bʁuˈtaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brutal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brutal in German?
brutal appears 10 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).