Brandenburg
/ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/
"brandenburg" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Brandenburg” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #31,090 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #31,090
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state in the northeast of Germany.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brandenburg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,090 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brandenburg” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Brandenburg is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,090 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brandenburg, with forms such as "barndenburg", "bbrandenburg", and "bradnenburg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: * From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner. The correct English form is Brandenburg, spelled B-R-A-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1A state in the northeast of Germany.
- 2Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
- 3The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.
- 4A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
Etymology
* From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: barndenburg,bbrandenburg,bradnenburg,branddenburg,brandebnurg,brandenbburg,brandenbrug,brandenbugr,brandenburgg,brandenburrg,brandennburg,brandenubrg,brandneburg,branednburg,branndenburg,brnadenburg,brrandenburg,rbandenburg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brandenburg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Brandenburg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-R-A-N-D-E-N-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.