losbrechen
[ˈloːsˌbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“losbrechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas gewaltsam abbrechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-losbrechen · losbrechen · German
losbrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | losbrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈloːsˌbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „losbrechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
losbrechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈloːsˌbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
losbrechen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 losbrechen, spelled L-O-S-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas gewaltsam abbrechen
- 2plötzlich und intensiv beginnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how losbrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat einen Eiszapfen von der Dachrinne losgebrochen.
In der Ferne klang das gewaltige Prasseln niedergehender Steinlawinen, die das Erdbeben auf den Höhen Berge vom Urgestein losbrach und vernichtend in die Täler schleuderte.
This word in other languages
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.