Surfbrett

[ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt]

/[ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Surfbrett” is uncommon German (frequency #80,976 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,976
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein aus einem schwimmfähigen Material hergestelltes Brett, das als Sportgerät zum Wellenreiten, Windsurfen oder Kitesurfen dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-surfbrett · Surfbrett · German

Surfbrett · rank #80,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,976
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sulfate

Nearest frequency peer: Sulfate (-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 „Surfbrett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Surfbrett
PropertyValue
HeadwordSurfbrett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Surfbrett“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Surfbrettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sulfate“ (#80,975), „surfe“ (#80,977), „subscription“ (#80,973). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Surfbrett“ bei #80,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Surfbrett is uncommon German at frequency #80,976 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein aus einem schwimmfähigen Material hergestelltes Brett, das als Sportgerät zum Wellenreiten, Windsurfen oder Kitesurfen dient".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Surfbrett, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Surfbrett, spelled S-U-R-F-B-R-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein aus einem schwimmfähigen Material hergestelltes Brett, das als Sportgerät zum Wellenreiten, Windsurfen oder Kitesurfen dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die jungen Männer paddelten auf ihren Surfbrettern aufs Meer hinaus.

This word in other languages

surfboard(English)planche de surf(Français)

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 "Surfbrett"?
"Surfbrett" is spelled S-U-R-F-B-R-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt].
What does "Surfbrett" mean?
As a noun, "Surfbrett" means: ein aus einem schwimmfähigen Material hergestelltes Brett, das als Sportgerät zum Wellenreiten, Windsurfen oder Kitesurfen dient
How do you pronounce "Surfbrett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Surfbrett" is [ˈsøːɐ̯fˌbʁɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Surfbrett" come from?
"Surfbrett" 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 "Surfbrett", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

säkularer#80,986strengste#80,966Stilistik#80,963Tagesform#80,989

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list