bröckelig
[ˈbʁœkəlɪç]
The verdict
“bröckelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus kleinen Stücken bestehend und deshalb zum Zerfall neigend, zu Bröckchen zerfallend
Corpus desk
Index DE-brockelig · bröckelig · German
bröckelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bröckelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʁœkəlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bröckelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bröckelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁœkəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus kleinen Stücken bestehend und deshalb zum Zerfall neigend, zu Bröckchen zerfallend".
bröckelig has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bröckelig, spelled B-R-Ö-C-K-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1aus kleinen Stücken bestehend und deshalb zum Zerfall neigend, zu Bröckchen zerfallend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bröckelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Stiefel und Stock und rissige Pfote klacken und rutschen auf dem bröckeligen Gestein und bleiben stehen, wo eine zusammengerollte Schlange mit dem Bauch nach oben unterm Hin und Her eines Gestöbers von Schmetterlingen liegt, die seine flache, totweiße Unterseite fächeln.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.