brutto

[ˈbʁʊto]

/[ˈbʁʊto]/ adv

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The verdict

“brutto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,254
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Verpackung

Corpus desk

Index DE-brutto · brutto · German

brutto · rank #12,254 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,254
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brother

Nearest frequency peer: brother (-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 „brutto“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „brutto“ 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).

brutto vs Butt
50% similar
brutto vs button
67% similar
brutto vs brut
67% similar

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

Key facts for brutto
PropertyValue
Headwordbrutto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈbʁʊto]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,254
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „brutto“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bruttoliegt 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: „brother“ (#12,253), „coolen“ (#12,255), „BKA“ (#12,252). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brutto“ bei #12,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around brutto (IPA [ˈbʁʊto]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,254 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for brutto, with forms such as "bbrutto", "brrutto", and "brtuto". 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. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Butt", "button", "brut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is brutto, spelled B-R-U-T-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Verpackung
  2. 2
    ohne Abzug der Kosten oder Steuern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Erdbeeren in der Schale werden brutto für netto verkauft.
  2. Rund 80.000 Euro brutto verdienen Ärzte im Schnitt jährlich und gehören damit zu Deutschlands Top-Verdienern.

Antonyms

netto

This word in other languages

gross(English)bruto(Español)brut(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrutto
  • brrutto
  • brtuto
  • bruto
  • brutot
  • burtto
  • rbutto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrutto1brrutto1brtuto2bruto1brutot2burtto2rbutto2
Edit distance from "brutto"

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 "brutto"?
"brutto" is spelled B-R-U-T-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊto].
What does "brutto" mean?
As an adverb, "brutto" means: mit Verpackung
What words are commonly confused with "brutto"?
"brutto" is commonly confused with "Butt", "button", "brut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brutto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brutto" is [ˈbʁʊto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brutto" come from?
"brutto" 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 "brutto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

coolen#12,255county#12,256grande#12,294Heroin#12,301

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

delta7 variantsbilde7 variantsFunde7 variantsheart7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list