brutale

[bʁuˈtaːlə]

/[bʁuˈtaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“brutale” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,323. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,323
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal

Corpus desk

Index DE-brutale · brutale · German

brutale · rank #15,323 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,323
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bruchteil

Nearest frequency peer: Bruchteil (-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 „brutale“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brutale“ 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).

brutale vs brutalen
88% similar
brutale vs brutaler
88% similar
brutale vs brutal
86% similar

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

Key facts for brutale
PropertyValue
Headwordbrutale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʁuˈtaːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,323
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brutale“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).brutaleliegt 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: „Bruchteil“ (#15,322), „charakteristisch“ (#15,324), „Brocken“ (#15,321). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brutale“ bei #15,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brutale (IPA [bʁuˈtaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,323 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brutale, with forms such as "bbrutale", "brrutale", and "brtuale". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "brutalen", "brutaler", "brutal", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 brutale, spelled B-R-U-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrutale
  • brrutale
  • brtuale
  • bruatle
  • brutael
  • brutalle
  • brutlae
  • bruttale
  • burtale
  • rbutale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brutale - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrutale1brrutale1brtuale2bruatle2brutael2brutalle1brutlae2bruttale1
Edit distance from "brutale"

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 "brutale"?
"brutale" is spelled B-R-U-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁuˈtaːlə].
What does "brutale" mean?
As an adjective, "brutale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brutal
What words are commonly confused with "brutale"?
"brutale" is commonly confused with "brutalen", "brutaler", "brutal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brutale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brutale" is [bʁuˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brutale" come from?
"brutale" 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 "brutale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brocken#15,321datiert#15,327bezahle#15,316beraubt#15,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Einwand10 variantsErasmus10 variantsAufruhr10 variantsFeinden10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list