Fastenbrechen
German, noun/ˈfastn̩ˌbʁɛçn̩/
Fastenbrechen is spelled F-A-S-T-E-N-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fastenbrechen is a German neuter noun meaning “fast breaking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erste Mahlzeit nach einer Zeit des Fastens, die häufig feierlich begangen wird”.
What does Fastenbrechen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfast breaking
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erste Mahlzeit nach einer Zeit des Fastens, die häufig feierlich begangen wird
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 Fastenbrechen
- Fastenbrechens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fastenbrechen?
- /ˈfastn̩ˌbʁɛçn̩/
- [ˈfastn̩ˌbʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fastenbrechen in German?
Fastenbrechen appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).