Brutstätte

[ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə]

/[ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Brutstätte” is uncommon German (frequency #76,613 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,613
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Platz, an dem Tiere brüten

Corpus desk

Index DE-brutstatte · Brutstätte · German

Brutstätte · rank #76,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,613
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bräunlichen

Nearest frequency peer: bräunlichen (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Brutstätte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Brutstätte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brutstätte
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrutstätte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brutstätte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Brutstättefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bräunlichen“ (#76,615), „brilliert“ (#76,610), „brüstet“ (#76,616). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brutstätte“ bei #76,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brutstätte is uncommon German at frequency #76,613 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Brutstätte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Brutstätte, spelled B-R-U-T-S-T-Ä-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Platz, an dem Tiere brüten
  2. 2
    Ort/Platz, an dem etwas entsteht, das als sehr negativ beurteilt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Ansprüche der Höhlenbrüter an ihre Brutstätten sind unterschiedlich.“
  2. „Der Vorort von Paris gilt als eines der unsichersten Départements Frankreichs, als Brutstätte von Verbrechen.“

Synonyms

BrutplatzEntstehungsherd

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 "Brutstätte"?
"Brutstätte" is spelled B-R-U-T-S-T-Ä-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə].
What does "Brutstätte" mean?
As a noun, "Brutstätte" means: Platz, an dem Tiere brüten
How do you pronounce "Brutstätte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brutstätte" is [ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brutstätte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list