Abbruchbirne

[ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə]

/[ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abbruchbirne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbruchbirne · Abbruchbirne · German

Abbruchbirne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for Abbruchbirne
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbbruchbirne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Abbruchbirne” sits in German frequency

Abbruchbirne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abbruchbirne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abbruchbirne, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abbruchbirne, spelled A-B-B-R-U-C-H-B-I-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen

Synonyms

Abrissbirne

This word in other languages

bola de demolición(Español)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abbruchbirne"?
"Abbruchbirne" is spelled A-B-B-R-U-C-H-B-I-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə].
What does "Abbruchbirne" mean?
As a noun, "Abbruchbirne" means: eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen
How do you pronounce "Abbruchbirne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abbruchbirne" is [ˈapbʁʊxˌbɪʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abbruchbirne" come from?
"Abbruchbirne" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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