brechend

[ˈbʁɛçn̩t]

/[ˈbʁɛçn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“brechend” is uncommon German (frequency #66,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,068
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs brechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-brechend · brechend · German

brechend · rank #66,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,068
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH braus

Nearest frequency peer: braus (-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 „brechend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brechend
PropertyValue
Headwordbrechend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁɛçn̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brechend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „braus“ (#66,067), „Braunschweigs“ (#66,066), „brauchbarer“ (#66,065). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brechend“ bei #66,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brechend is uncommon German at frequency #66,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbʁɛçn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs brechen".

Zero misspellings are on record for brechend in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 brechend, spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs brechen

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 "brechend"?
"brechend" is spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛçn̩t].
What does "brechend" mean?
As a verb, "brechend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs brechen
How do you pronounce "brechend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brechend" is [ˈbʁɛçn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brechend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bällchen#66,082bizarrer#66,053Charlene#66,089besprach#66,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list