Elbbrücke
[ˈɛlpˌbʁʏkə]
The verdict
“Elbbrücke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brücke über den Fluss Elbe
Corpus desk
Index DE-elbbrucke · Elbbrücke · German
Elbbrücke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Elbbrücke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛlpˌbʁʏkə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elbbrücke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elbbrücke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛlpˌbʁʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brücke über den Fluss Elbe".
Elbbrücke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Elbbrücke, spelled E-L-B-B-R-Ü-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Brücke über den Fluss Elbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elbbrücke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Elbbrücke in Niederwartha wird vom nächsten Mittwoch an in ihrer Fahrbahn verbreitert, gepflastert und an den Anschlußrampen neu beschottert.“
„Genoveva bestaunte den Festschmuck und freute sich daran, doch als sie gerade den Fuß auf die erste Bohle der alten Elbbrücke setzen wollte, wurde das Tor geöffnet.“
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.