auf Biegen und Brechen
[aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“auf Biegen und Brechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter allen Umständen, mit aller Gewalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-biegen-und-brechen · auf Biegen und Brechen · German
auf Biegen und Brechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf Biegen und Brechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf Biegen und Brechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f ˈbiːɡn̩ ʊnt ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf Biegen und Brechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wollen das Projekt auf Biegen und Brechen durchsetzen.
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.