Brutzeit
German, noun[ˈbʁuːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Brutzeit is spelled B-R-U-T-Z-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brutzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “breeding period (period in which certain birds mate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum, in dem eierlegende Tiere ihre Eier ausbrüten”.
What does Brutzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebreeding period (period in which certain birds mate)
- 2
femininebreeding duration (length of the incubation period)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum, in dem eierlegende Tiere ihre Eier ausbrüten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Brutzeit
- Brutzeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brutzeit?
- [ˈbʁuːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brutzeit in German?
Brutzeit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).