anbrechen
[ˈanˌbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“anbrechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Zeitabschnitt: beginnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anbrechen · anbrechen · German
anbrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anbrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anbrechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anbrechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anbrechen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anbrechen, spelled A-N-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1von einem Zeitabschnitt: beginnen
- 2etwas öffnen; etwas beginnen zu verbrauchen
- 3etwas nicht komplett durchbrechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anbrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Tag brach an.
[Jesu Auferstehung:] „Als aber der Sabbat vorüber war und der erste Tag der Woche anbrach, kamen Maria Magdalena und die andere Maria, um nach dem Grab zu sehen.“
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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.