hervorbrechen
German, verb[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]
hervorbrechen is spelled H-E-R-V-O-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hervorbrechen is a German verb meaning “to burst through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch ein Hindernis brechend plötzlich erscheinen”.
What does hervorbrechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to burst through
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch ein Hindernis brechend plötzlich erscheinen 2. plötzlich hervorkommen, auftreten
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 hervorbrechen
- bricht hervor present singular third-person
- brach hervor past
- hervorgebrochen participle past
- bräche hervor past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 4 strong
- hervorbrechend participle present
- hervorzubrechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- breche hervor first-person indicative present
- brechen hervor first-person indicative plural
- brichst hervor indicative present second-person
- brecht hervor indicative plural present
- brechest hervor second-person singular subjunctive
- brechet hervor plural second-person subjunctive
- brachen hervor first-person indicative plural
- brächen hervor first-person formal plural
- brachst hervor indicative preterite second-person
- bracht hervor indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hervorbrechen?
- [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hervorbrechen in German?
hervorbrechen appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).