bersten

[ˈbɛʁstn̩]

/[ˈbɛʁstn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bersten” is uncommon German (frequency #56,814 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,814
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bersten · bersten · German

bersten · rank #56,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,814
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschleicht

Nearest frequency peer: beschleicht (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bersten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bersten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bersten
PropertyValue
Headwordbersten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɛʁstn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bersten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).berstenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beschleicht“ (#56,815), „Bergwacht“ (#56,812), „beschreibst“ (#56,816). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bersten“ bei #56,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bersten is uncommon German at frequency #56,814 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbɛʁstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen".

bersten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bersten, spelled B-E-R-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bersten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unter der Last des Schnees barsten die Dachträger.
  2. „Die Eisberge könnten kentern oder bersten und eine hohe Flutwelle auslösen.“

This word in other languages

burst(English)estallar(Español)se briser(Français)estourar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bersten"?
"bersten" is spelled B-E-R-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁstn̩].
What does "bersten" mean?
As a verb, "bersten" means: unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen
How do you pronounce "bersten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bersten" is [ˈbɛʁstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bersten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bersten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Balduin#56,797Boxberg#56,832brichst#56,834Brosche#56,838

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list