Brechwurzel
German, noun[ˈbʁɛçˌvʊʁt͡sl̩]
Brechwurzel is spelled B-R-E-C-H-W-U-R-Z-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written German, the 610,218th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brechwurzel is a German feminine noun meaning “ipecac” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “südamerikanische Pflanze, aus deren Wurzel man ein Brechmittel herstellen kann”.
What does Brechwurzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineipecac
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. südamerikanische Pflanze, aus deren Wurzel man ein Brechmittel herstellen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Brechwurzel
- Brechwurzeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brechwurzel?
- [ˈbʁɛçˌvʊʁt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brechwurzel in German?
Brechwurzel appears about once in every 93 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).