gebrannt

[ɡəˈbʁant]

/[ɡəˈbʁant]/ verb

The verdict

“gebrannt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,364
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brennen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gebrannt vs genannt
75% similar
gebrannt vs gekannt
75% similar
gebrannt vs gerannt
88% similar

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

Key facts for gebrannt
PropertyValue
Headwordgebrannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈbʁant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,364
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gebrannt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gebrannt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gebrannt (IPA [ɡəˈbʁant]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,364 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gebrannt, with forms such as "egbrannt", "gberannt", and "gebarnnt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "genannt", "gekannt", "gerannt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gebrannt, spelled G-E-B-R-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbrannt
  • gberannt
  • gebarnnt
  • gebbrannt
  • gebranntt
  • gebrant
  • gebrantn
  • gebrnant
  • gebrrannt
  • gerbannt
  • ggebrannt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gebrannt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egbrannt2gberannt2gebarnnt2gebbrannt1gebranntt1gebrant1gebrantn2gebrnant2
Edit distance from "gebrannt"

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 "gebrannt"?
"gebrannt" is spelled G-E-B-R-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbʁant].
What does "gebrannt" mean?
As a verb, "gebrannt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brennen
What words are commonly confused with "gebrannt"?
"gebrannt" is commonly confused with "genannt", "gekannt", "gerannt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gebrannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebrannt" is [ɡəˈbʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebrannt" come from?
"gebrannt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “gebrannt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-B-R-A-N-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈbʁant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “genannt” - see the side-by-side comparison. gebrannt vs genannt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list