Klappbrücke
German, noun[ˈklapˌbʁʏkə]
Klappbrücke is spelled K-L-A-P-P-B-R-Ü-C-K-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klappbrücke is a German feminine noun meaning “bascule bridge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brücke, deren Bestandteile an einem Ende nach oben bewegt werden können, damit Fahrzeuge wie Schiffe einen…”.
What does Klappbrücke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebascule bridge
Coordinate term: Zugbrücke
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brücke, deren Bestandteile an einem Ende nach oben bewegt werden können, damit Fahrzeuge wie Schiffe einen Weg passieren können
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 Klappbrücke
- Klappbrücken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klappbrücke?
- [ˈklapˌbʁʏkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Klappbrücke in German?
Klappbrücke appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).