Anbruch
German, noun/ˈanˌbʁʊx/
Anbruch is spelled A-N-B-R-U-C-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anbruch is a German masculine noun meaning “advent, dawn, dawning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zeitliche Definition im Sinne von Beginn, zum Beispiel einer Tageszeit oder eines Zeitalters”.
What does Anbruch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineadvent, dawn, dawning
- 2
masculinefirst opening of a filled and sealed container
- 3
masculineexposed ore vein
- 4
masculinerotten wood
- 5
masculinebreakage (something that has been broken)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zeitliche Definition im Sinne von Beginn, zum Beispiel einer Tageszeit oder eines Zeitalters 2. erstmaliges Öffnen eines befüllten und verschlossenen Behältnisses 3. im Bergbau übliche Bezeichnung der Stelle, an der eine Lagerstätte angetroffen wird, speziell auch einen bloßgelegten Erzgang 4. morsch gewordenes und nicht mehr beilfestes Holz, angefaultes Holz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anbruch
- Anbruches genitive
- Anbruchs genitive
- Anbrüche plural
- Anbruche dative singular
- Anbrüchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anbruch?
- /ˈanˌbʁʊx/
- [ˈanˌbʁʊx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anbruch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anbruch in German?
Anbruch appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).