auf Biegen und Brechen
[aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“auf Biegen und Brechen” 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
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unter allen Umständen, mit aller Gewalt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf Biegen und Brechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auf Biegen und Brechen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for auf Biegen und Brechen is 22 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩]. 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: "unter allen Umständen, mit aller Gewalt".
auf Biegen und Brechen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is auf Biegen und Brechen, spelled A-U-F- -B-I-E-G-E-N- -U-N-D- -B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1unter allen Umständen, mit aller Gewalt
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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Using “auf Biegen und Brechen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F- -B-I-E-G-E-N- -U-N-D- -B-R-E-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩] (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.