Brutalität
[ˌbʁutaliˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Brutalität” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,455 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,455
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - brutales Verhalten, gewalttätige Handlung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brutalität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌbʁutaliˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,455 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brutalität” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Brutalität is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌbʁutaliˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,455 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brutalität, with forms such as "bbrutalität", "brrutalität", and "brtualität". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Brutalität, spelled B-R-U-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1brutales Verhalten, gewalttätige Handlung
- 2die Eigenschaft, brutal zu sein
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrutalität,brrutalität,brtualität,bruatlität,brutailtät,brutalittä,brutalittät,brutalitätt,brutaliätt,brutallität,brutaltiät,brutlaität,bruttalität,burtalität,rbutalität
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brutalität - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Brutalität”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-U-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌbʁutaliˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.