Anbruch
[ˈanˌbʁʊx]
The verdict
“Anbruch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,114 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,114
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zeitliche Definition im Sinne von Beginn, zum Beispiel einer Tageszeit oder eines Zeitalters
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anbruch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌbʁʊx] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anbruch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Anbruch is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌbʁʊx]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,114 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Anbruch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Anbruch, spelled A-N-B-R-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1zeitliche Definition im Sinne von Beginn, zum Beispiel einer Tageszeit oder eines Zeitalters
- 2erstmaliges Öffnen eines befüllten und verschlossenen Behältnisses
- 3im Bergbau übliche Bezeichnung der Stelle, an der eine Lagerstätte angetroffen wird, speziell auch einen bloßgelegten Erzgang
- 4morsch gewordenes und nicht mehr beilfestes Holz, angefaultes Holz
- 5beschädigte Stelle, die zur Zerstörung führen kann
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Anbruch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-B-R-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌbʁʊx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.