alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen
[ˈalə ˈbʁʏkn̩ ˈhɪntɐ zɪç ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 34
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich von allem Vertrauten trennen, das Leben radikal ändern, alle bisherigen Verbindungen zu anderen Menschen endgültig lösen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈalə ˈbʁʏkn̩ ˈhɪntɐ zɪç ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 34 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen is 34 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈalə ˈbʁʏkn̩ ˈhɪntɐ zɪç ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich von allem Vertrauten trennen, das Leben radikal ändern, alle bisherigen Verbindungen zu anderen Menschen endgültig lösen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen, spelled A-L-L-E- -B-R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -H-I-N-T-E-R- -S-I-C-H- -A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich von allem Vertrauten trennen, das Leben radikal ändern, alle bisherigen Verbindungen zu anderen Menschen endgültig lösen
This word in other languages
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-L-L-E- -B-R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -H-I-N-T-E-R- -S-I-C-H- -A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈalə ˈbʁʏkn̩ ˈhɪntɐ zɪç ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.