Bildbruch
[ˈbɪltˌbʁʊx]
The verdict
“Bildbruch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die figürliche Benutzung mindestens eines Wortes in einem Kontext, der mit der aktuellen figürlichen Benutzung nicht verträglich ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-bildbruch · Bildbruch · German
Bildbruch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bildbruch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪltˌbʁʊx] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bildbruch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bildbruch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪltˌbʁʊx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die figürliche Benutzung mindestens eines Wortes in einem Kontext, der mit der aktuellen figürlichen Benutzung nicht verträglich ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bildbruch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bildbruch, spelled B-I-L-D-B-R-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1die figürliche Benutzung mindestens eines Wortes in einem Kontext, der mit der aktuellen figürlichen Benutzung nicht verträglich ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bildbruch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein krasser, mehrfacher Bildbruch zur Demonstration der Bedeutung lautet: „Der Zahn der Zeit, der schon viele Tränen getrocknet hat, wird auch über diese Wunde Gras wachsen lassen.“
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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.