Brecher

[ˈbʁɛçɐ]

/[ˈbʁɛçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brecher” is uncommon German (frequency #60,432 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,432
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohe, starke Welle

Corpus desk

Index DE-brecher · Brecher · German

Brecher · rank #60,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,432
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH braust

Nearest frequency peer: braust (-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 „Brecher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brecher
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrecher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛçɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brecher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Brecherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „braust“ (#60,431), „Brechstange“ (#60,433), „Bons“ (#60,430). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brecher“ bei #60,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brecher is uncommon German at frequency #60,432 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Brecher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Brecher, spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohe, starke Welle
  2. 2
    Maschine zum Zerkleinern von harten Materialien, meist Gestein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ohne diese Sicherung hätten uns die Brecher, die unablässig an unserem Boot zerrten und uns manchmal sogar überrollten, wie Strohhalme über Bord gespült.“
  2. „Er trat in den Morgendunst hinaus und ließ seine Augen über die Bucht schweifen, wo jetzt 15 Schiffe in der relativ ruhigen Dünung jenseits der Brecher dümpelten.“

This word in other languages

crusher(English)

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 "Brecher"?
"Brecher" is spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛçɐ].
What does "Brecher" mean?
As a noun, "Brecher" means: hohe, starke Welle
How do you pronounce "Brecher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brecher" is [ˈbʁɛçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brecher" come from?
"Brecher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bubbles#60,438Bitumen#60,425biology#60,422Carport#60,451

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list