brüten

[ˈbʁyːtn̩]

/[ˈbʁyːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“brüten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,973
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eiern Wärme zuführen, um die Entwicklung des Nachwuchses zu gewährleisten

Corpus desk

Index DE-bruten · brüten · German

brüten · rank #32,973 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,973
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buchhandlungen

Nearest frequency peer: Buchhandlungen (+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 „brüten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brüten“ 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).

brüten vs Busen
33% similar
brüten vs Buben
33% similar
brüten vs Buden
33% similar

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

Key facts for brüten
PropertyValue
Headwordbrüten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁyːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,973
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brüten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brütenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Buchhandlungen“ (#32,974), „Brisbane“ (#32,971), „bullet“ (#32,975). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brüten“ bei #32,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brüten (IPA [ˈbʁyːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,973 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brüten, with forms such as "bbrüten", "brrüten", and "brtüen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Busen", "Buben", "Buden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is brüten, spelled B-R-Ü-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eiern Wärme zuführen, um die Entwicklung des Nachwuchses zu gewährleisten
  2. 2
    große Hitze ertragen, die drückend auf einem lastet
  3. 3
    über etwas angestrengt nachdenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how brüten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die meisten Vogelarten brüten, indem sie ihre Eier in ein gedämmtes Nest legen und dann mit ihrem eigenen Körper bedecken.
  2. „Darß und Zingst sind Brutheimat des Seeadlers; zahlreiche See- und Küstenvögel brüten auf den Inseln Oie und Kirr, auf den Bülten, den Wiesen und großen Vogelschutzgebieten Hiddensees.“

Synonyms

schwitzennachdenkensich das Gehirn zermartern

This word in other languages

brood(English)couver(Français)incubar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrüten
  • brrüten
  • brtüen
  • brüetn
  • brütenn
  • brütne
  • brütten
  • bürten
  • rbüten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brüten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrüten1brrüten1brtüen2brüetn2brütenn1brütne2brütten1bürten2
Edit distance from "brüten"

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 "brüten"?
"brüten" is spelled B-R-Ü-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁyːtn̩].
What does "brüten" mean?
As a verb, "brüten" means: Eiern Wärme zuführen, um die Entwicklung des Nachwuchses zu gewährleisten
What words are commonly confused with "brüten"?
"brüten" is commonly confused with "Busen", "Buben", "Buden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brüten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brüten" is [ˈbʁyːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brüten" come from?
"brüten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brüten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bullet#32,975brands#32,968bücken#32,980called#32,982

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Biennale9 variantsDahlem9 variantsbewerte9 variantsBaguette9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list