hereinbrechen

[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩]

/[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hereinbrechen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,962 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,962
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - brechen und nach innen fallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hereinbrechen · hereinbrechen · German

hereinbrechen · rank #99,962 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,962
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herauszuziehen

Nearest frequency peer: herauszuziehen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hereinbrechen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hereinbrechen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hereinbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordhereinbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hereinbrechen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hereinbrechenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herauszuziehen“ (#99,961), „hereinspaziert“ (#99,963), „Herat“ (#99,960). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hereinbrechen“ bei #99,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hereinbrechen is uncommon German at frequency #99,962 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hereinbrechen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hereinbrechen, spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    brechen und nach innen fallen
  2. 2
    überraschend und unerwartet geschehen/beginnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Ast ist durch ein Fenster hereingebrochen und hat den Hausbesitzer leicht verletzt.
  2. Hereinbrechende Dachziegeln zerschellen auf dem steinernen Kirchenfußboden.

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hereinbrechen"?
"hereinbrechen" is spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩].
What does "hereinbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "hereinbrechen" means: brechen und nach innen fallen
How do you pronounce "hereinbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hereinbrechen" is [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hereinbrechen" come from?
"hereinbrechen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hereinbrechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herangegangen#99,959Hintergrundes#99,978Harmlosigkeit#99,943Güterverkehrs#99,930

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list