brutzeln

[ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n]

/[ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“brutzeln” is uncommon German (frequency #78,991 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,991
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in zischendem Fett braten

Corpus desk

Index DE-brutzeln · brutzeln · German

brutzeln · rank #78,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,991
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brünetten

Nearest frequency peer: Brünetten (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „brutzeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brutzeln
PropertyValue
Headwordbrutzeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brutzeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).brutzelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brünetten“ (#78,992), „brodeln“ (#78,989), „Brennereien“ (#78,986). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brutzeln“ bei #78,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brutzeln is uncommon German at frequency #78,991 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in zischendem Fett braten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brutzeln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is brutzeln, spelled B-R-U-T-Z-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in zischendem Fett braten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Fleisch brutzelt im Topf.

This word in other languages

sizzle(English)freír(Español)frire(Français)chiar(Português)

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 "brutzeln"?
"brutzeln" is spelled B-R-U-T-Z-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n].
What does "brutzeln" mean?
As a verb, "brutzeln" means: in zischendem Fett braten
How do you pronounce "brutzeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brutzeln" is [ˈbʁʊt͡sl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brutzeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list