aufbrechen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,821

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

aufbrechen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas, das verschlossen ist, mit Gewalt öffnen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩]. Often confused with aufdrehen and ausbrechen.

Key facts for aufbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,821
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufbrechen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufbrechen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,821 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufbrechen, with forms such as "afubrechen", "aubfrechen", and "aufbbrechen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aufdrehen", "ausbrechen", "aufrechten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufbrechen, spelled A-U-F-B-R-E-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das verschlossen ist, mit Gewalt öffnen
  2. 2
    (eine intakte Fläche, Oberfläche) in einzelne Stücke brechen
  3. 3
    (einen Ackerboden oder dergleichen) mit einem Pflug (erstmals oder erneut) bearbeiten, umwenden
  4. 4
    etwas unachtsam und mit Hast öffnen
  5. 5
    einem erlegten Wild die Eingeweide entnehmen
  6. 6
    ein Lager, Zelt, Zeltlager abbauen
  7. 7
    sich plötzlich (ohne äußere Einwirkung, von selbst) öffnen
  8. 8
    (von einer Oberfläche) sich auseinanderbrechend, aufreißend, aufplatzend öffnen
  9. 9
    (plötzlich [wieder]) deutlich erkennbar, sichtbar werden; (plötzlich) offenkundig werden
  10. 10
    sich von einem Ort entfernen, einen Ort verlassen
  11. 11
    etwas (Neues) in Angriff nehmen, im Begriff sein, etwas (Neues) zu tun

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afubrechen,aubfrechen,aufbbrechen,aufberchen,aufbrcehen,aufbrecchen,aufbrecehn,aufbrechenn,aufbrechhen,aufbrechne,aufbrehcen,aufbrrechen,auffbrechen,aufrbechen,uafbrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufbrechen

Misspelling Variants of "aufbrechen"

afubrechen10aubfrechen10aufbbrechen11aufberchen10aufbrcehen10aufbrecchen11aufbrecehn10aufbrechenn11
Misspelling Variants of "aufbrechen"

Frequency rank: #15,821 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufbrechen"?
"aufbrechen" is spelled A-U-F-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩].
What does "aufbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "aufbrechen" means: etwas, das verschlossen ist, mit Gewalt öffnen
What words are commonly confused with "aufbrechen"?
"aufbrechen" is commonly confused with "aufdrehen", "ausbrechen", "aufrechten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbrechen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbrechen" come from?
"aufbrechen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.