daybreak

[ˈdeɪbreɪk]

/[ˈdeɪbreɪk]/ noun

The verdict

“daybreak” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch; der Beginn des Tages

Corpus desk

Index DE-daybreak · daybreak · German

daybreak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for daybreak
PropertyValue
Headworddaybreak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdeɪbreɪk]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „daybreak“ im Deutschen

daybreakliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

daybreak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdeɪbreɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch; der Beginn des Tages".

Zero misspellings are on record for daybreak in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 daybreak, spelled D-A-Y-B-R-E-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch; der Beginn des Tages

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They have breakfast at daybreak.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "daybreak"?
"daybreak" is spelled D-A-Y-B-R-E-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeɪbreɪk].
What does "daybreak" mean?
As a noun, "daybreak" means: Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch; der Beginn des Tages
How do you pronounce "daybreak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daybreak" is [ˈdeɪbreɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daybreak" come from?
"daybreak" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list