Dammbruch
[ˈdamˌbʁʊx]
The verdict
“Dammbruch” is uncommon German (frequency #86,346 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,346
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die völlige oder teilweise Zerstörung eines Damms durch hydrodynamische oder hydrostatische Belastungen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dammbruch · Dammbruch · German
Dammbruch · rank #86,346 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,346
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH cultures
Nearest frequency peer: cultures (-3 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dammbruch“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- corte
corte
13,662 corpus weight
- Coverversio…
Coverversionen
13,660 corpus weight
- cultures
cultures
13,658 corpus weight
- Dammbruch
Dammbruch
13,655 corpus weight
- darinnen
darinnen
13,652 corpus weight
- deinesgleic…
deinesgleichen
13,647 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dammbruch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dammbruch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdamˌbʁʊx] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,346 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dammbruch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dammbruch is uncommon German at frequency #86,346 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamˌbʁʊx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Dammbruch has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dammbruch, spelled D-A-M-M-B-R-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1die völlige oder teilweise Zerstörung eines Damms durch hydrodynamische oder hydrostatische Belastungen
- 2Vorfall von Baucheingeweiden im Bereich des Perineums
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dammbruch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einem Dammbruch wird das ganze Gebiet überflutet.
Ein Dammbruch ist in der Humanmedizin selten.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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