ausbrechen
German, verb
ausbrechen is spelled A-U-S-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausbrechen is a German verb meaning “to break out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Ausbrechen is a different word: “gerund of ausbrechen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich aus Mauern, Gittern, Gefängnis, Konventionen oder Ähnlichem befreien”.
What does ausbrechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to break out
- 2
to break out
noun
- 1
neutergerund of ausbrechen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich aus Mauern, Gittern, Gefängnis, Konventionen oder Ähnlichem befreien 2. plötzliches Beginnen eines neuen Ereignisses, zum Beispiel von Krieg, Brand, Krankheit oder Vulkantätigkeit 3. aus dem Magen hochwürgen 4. Gegenstände entfernen
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 ausbrechen
- bricht aus present singular third-person
- brach aus past
- ausgebrochen participle past
- bräche aus past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 4 strong
- ausbrechend participle present
- auszubrechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- breche aus first-person indicative present
- brechen aus first-person indicative plural
- brichst aus indicative present second-person
- brecht aus indicative plural present
- brechest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- brechet aus plural second-person subjunctive
- brachen aus first-person indicative plural
- brächen aus first-person formal plural
- brachst aus indicative preterite second-person
- bracht aus indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ausbrechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ausbrechen in German?
ausbrechen appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).