Eisbrecher
German, noun/ˈʔai̯sˌbʁɛçɐ/
Eisbrecher is spelled E-I-S-B-R-E-C-H-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eisbrecher is a German masculine noun meaning “icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spezialschiff, das in der Lage ist Eis zu brechen und so das Zufrieren von Schifffahrtsrouten verhindert”.
What does Eisbrecher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineicebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)
- 2
masculinestarkwater, starling (structure to protect a bridge from ice floating on a river)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spezialschiff, das in der Lage ist Eis zu brechen und so das Zufrieren von Schifffahrtsrouten verhindert 2. Schutzvorrichtung gegen Beschädigungen durch Eisgang (zum Beispiel bei Brücken)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eisbrecher
- Eisbrechers genitive
- Eisbrechern dative definite plural
- Eisbr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eisbrecher?
- /ˈʔai̯sˌbʁɛçɐ/
- [ˈaɪ̯sˌbʁɛçɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eisbrecher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eisbrecher in German?
Eisbrecher appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).