Brechungsindex

[ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks]

/[ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brechungsindex” is uncommon German (frequency #76,607 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,607
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maß für die Lichtbrechung an der Grenzfläche zwischen einem transparenten Medium und dem Vakuum

Corpus desk

Index DE-brechungsindex · Brechungsindex · German

Brechungsindex · rank #76,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,607
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breathe

Nearest frequency peer: breathe (-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 „Brechungsindex“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brechungsindex
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrechungsindex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks]
Letters14
Frequency rank#76,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brechungsindex“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „breathe“ (#76,606), „Bregenzerwald“ (#76,608), „Brandbomben“ (#76,605). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brechungsindex“ bei #76,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brechungsindex is uncommon German at frequency #76,607 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maß für die Lichtbrechung an der Grenzfläche zwischen einem transparenten Medium und dem Vakuum".

Brechungsindex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Brechungsindex, spelled B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G-S-I-N-D-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maß für die Lichtbrechung an der Grenzfläche zwischen einem transparenten Medium und dem Vakuum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diamant hat einen höheren Brechungsindex als Glas.

Synonyms

Brechzahl

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 "Brechungsindex"?
"Brechungsindex" is spelled B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G-S-I-N-D-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks].
What does "Brechungsindex" mean?
As a noun, "Brechungsindex" means: Maß für die Lichtbrechung an der Grenzfläche zwischen einem transparenten Medium und dem Vakuum
How do you pronounce "Brechungsindex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brechungsindex" is [ˈbʁɛçʊŋsˌʔɪndɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list