brich

[bʁɪç]

/[bʁɪç]/ verb

The verdict

“brich” is uncommon German (frequency #53,557 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,557
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brechen

Key facts for brich
PropertyValue
Headwordbrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bʁɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brich lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brich is uncommon German at frequency #53,557 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brechen".

brich has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is brich, spelled B-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv 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 "brich"?
"brich" is spelled B-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁɪç].
What does "brich" mean?
As a verb, "brich" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brechen
How do you pronounce "brich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brich" is [bʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brich" come from?
"brich" 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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Using “brich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʁɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list