Brecheisen

[ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Brecheisen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,727 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,727
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkzeug, das aus einer metallenen (meist eisernen) Stange besteht, an deren Ende ein Kamelfuß zum Herausziehen von Nägeln, Abstemmen oder Abbrechen von Platten und Anhebeln von schweren Objekten a...

Corpus desk

Index DE-brecheisen · Brecheisen · German

Brecheisen · rank #88,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,727
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brandsätze

Nearest frequency peer: Brandsätze (-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 „Brecheisen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brecheisen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrecheisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brecheisen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brandsätze“ (#88,726), „Brechmittel“ (#88,728), „Bramstedt“ (#88,725). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brecheisen“ bei #88,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brecheisen is uncommon German at frequency #88,727 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Werkzeug, das aus einer metallenen (meist eisernen) Stange besteht, an deren Ende ein Kamelfuß zum Herausziehen von Nägeln, Abstemmen oder Abbrechen von Platten und Anhebeln von schweren Objekten a...".

Brecheisen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Brecheisen, spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Werkzeug, das aus einer metallenen (meist eisernen) Stange besteht, an deren Ende ein Kamelfuß zum Herausziehen von Nägeln, Abstemmen oder Abbrechen von Platten und Anhebeln von schweren Objekten angebracht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mithilfe des Brecheisens konnte er alle Nägel aus den Bodendielen entfernen.
  2. „Aber meine Lippen lagen so schwer aufeinander, dass es ein Brecheisen gebraucht hätte.“

Synonyms

BrechstangeHebeleisenHebelstangeKuhfußNageleisen

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); 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 "Brecheisen"?
"Brecheisen" is spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "Brecheisen" mean?
As a noun, "Brecheisen" means: Werkzeug, das aus einer metallenen (meist eisernen) Stange besteht, an deren Ende ein Kamelfuß zum Herausziehen von Nägeln, Abstemmen oder Abbrechen von Platten und Anhebeln von schweren Objekten a...
How do you pronounce "Brecheisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brecheisen" is [ˈbʁɛçˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brecheisen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list