Eidbruch
[ˈaɪ̯tˌbʁʊx]
The verdict
“Eidbruch” 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) - Brechen eines Eides, Verletzung eines Schwurs
Corpus desk
Index DE-eidbruch · Eidbruch · German
Eidbruch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Eidbruch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯tˌbʁʊx] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eidbruch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eidbruch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯tˌbʁʊx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brechen eines Eides, Verletzung eines Schwurs".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eidbruch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eidbruch, spelled E-I-D-B-R-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Brechen eines Eides, Verletzung eines Schwurs
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eidbruch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der säkularisierten Welt können Eidbruch und Meineid nur unter die Androhung einer besonders harten menschlichen Strafe gestellt werden.“
Synonyms
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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.