embrace

[ɪmˈbreɪs]

/[ɪmˈbreɪs]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Umarmung: das Legen von Armen um jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-embrace · embrace · German

embrace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for embrace
PropertyValue
Headwordembrace
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmˈbreɪs]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „embrace“ im Deutschen

embraceliegt 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

embrace is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmˈbreɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Umarmung: das Legen von Armen um jemanden".

Zero misspellings are on record for embrace in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is embrace, spelled E-M-B-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Umarmung: das Legen von Armen um jemanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "She covered me with kisses for the gift, and in her embraces I forgot the madman of the hills, and my melancholy passed."
  2. " When I was presented to him, he gave me a close embrace, a compliment I could well have excused."

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 "embrace"?
"embrace" is spelled E-M-B-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmˈbreɪs].
What does "embrace" mean?
As a noun, "embrace" means: die Umarmung: das Legen von Armen um jemanden
How do you pronounce "embrace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embrace" is [ɪmˈbreɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embrace" come from?
"embrace" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list