Franzbrötchen
German, noun/ˈfʁant͡sˌbʁøːtçən/
Franzbrötchen is spelled F-R-A-N-Z-B-R-Ö-T-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franzbrötchen is a German neuter noun meaning “A franzbrötchen, a kind of cinnamon roll pastry, similar to a croissant, originally from Hamburg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Gebäck bestehend aus Plunderteig mit Fett, Zimt und Zucker”.
What does Franzbrötchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterA franzbrötchen, a kind of cinnamon roll pastry, similar to a croissant, originally from Hamburg.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Gebäck bestehend aus Plunderteig mit Fett, Zimt und Zucker
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 Franzbrötchen
- Franzbrötchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Franzbrötchen?
- /ˈfʁant͡sˌbʁøːtçən/
- [ˈfʁant͡sˌbʁøːtçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Franzbrötchen in German?
Franzbrötchen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).