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Bremsspur

German, noun[ˈbʁɛmsˌʃpuːɐ̯]

Bremsspur is spelled B-R-E-M-S-S-P-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bremsspur is a German feminine noun meaning “skid mark (A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spur, die durch einen Bremsvorgang auf einem Untergrund hinterlassen wird”.

What does Bremsspur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineskid mark (A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction)

  2. 2

    colloquialfeminineskid mark (A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Spur, die durch einen Bremsvorgang auf einem Untergrund hinterlassen wird 2. nach Betätigung des Spülgangs entstandener Kotrückstand in einer Toilettenschüssel 3. Kotrückstand in einer Unterhose

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 Bremsspur

  • Bremsspuren plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Bremsspur?

  • [ˈbʁɛmsˌʃpuːɐ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Bremsspur in German?

Bremsspur appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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