Brutstätte
\ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə\
The verdict
“Brutstätte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où un oiseau couve ses œufs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brutstatte · Brutstätte · French
Brutstätte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brutstätte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Brutstätte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbʁuːtˌʃtɛtə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Brutstätte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Brutstätte, spelled B-R-U-T-S-T-Ä-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lieu où un oiseau couve ses œufs.
- 2Lieu ou endroit où quelque chose de très mauvais se forme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Brutstätte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Gefahr und während der Brutzeit sondert der Wiedehopf ein übel riechendes Sekret aus seiner Bürzeldrüse ab. Deshalb riechen die Brutstätten des Vogels mit der markanten Federhaube oft streng, (...)
Gesegnet mit Landschaften von atemberaubender Schönheit, hat die Schweiz mein Bild von der Welt, von den Menschen und von der Geschichte zutiefst geprägt. Als Brutstätte des Verbrechens stellt sie mich vor ein Rätsel.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.