broken

[ˈbrəʊkən]

/[ˈbrəʊkən]/ adj

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The verdict

“broken” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,482
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zerbrochen, kaputt, defekt, beschädigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-broken · broken · German

broken · rank #25,482 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,482
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bronzemedaille

Nearest frequency peer: Bronzemedaille (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „broken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „broken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

broken vs brown
67% similar
broken vs Brote
50% similar
broken vs Broker
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for broken
PropertyValue
Headwordbroken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbrəʊkən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,482
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „broken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brokenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bronzemedaille“ (#25,483), „Brandstifter“ (#25,480), „Buchführung“ (#25,485). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „broken“ bei #25,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around broken (IPA [ˈbrəʊkən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,482 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for broken, with forms such as "bbroken", "brkoen", and "broekn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brown", "Brote", "Broker", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is broken, spelled B-R-O-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zerbrochen, kaputt, defekt, beschädigt
  2. 2
    gebrochen
  3. 3
    unterbrochen, gestört
  4. 4
    gebrochen, zerrüttet, geknickt
  5. 5
    uneben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? The broken glass is completely empty!
  2. His broken bone healed quickly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroken
  • brkoen
  • broekn
  • brokenn
  • brokken
  • brokne
  • brroken
  • rboken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbroken1brkoen2broekn2brokenn1brokken1brokne2brroken1rboken2
Edit distance from "broken"

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 "broken"?
"broken" is spelled B-R-O-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbrəʊkən].
What does "broken" mean?
As an adjective, "broken" means: zerbrochen, kaputt, defekt, beschädigt
What words are commonly confused with "broken"?
"broken" is commonly confused with "brown", "Brote", "Broker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broken" is [ˈbrəʊkən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broken" come from?
"broken" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blödes#25,478cinema#25,496Eckert#25,516Apache#25,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dings8 variantsGaumen8 variantsGenies8 variantsvisuell8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list