radebrechen
[ˈʁaːdəˌbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“radebrechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sprache nur recht fehlerhaft sprechen; eine Sprache nur lückenhaft beziehungsweise unvollständig beherrschen; gebrochen sprechen
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Index DE-radebrechen · radebrechen · German
radebrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | radebrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaːdəˌbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „radebrechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
radebrechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaːdəˌbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Sprache nur recht fehlerhaft sprechen; eine Sprache nur lückenhaft beziehungsweise unvollständig beherrschen; gebrochen sprechen".
No misspelling variants are generated for radebrechen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is radebrechen, spelled R-A-D-E-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Sprache nur recht fehlerhaft sprechen; eine Sprache nur lückenhaft beziehungsweise unvollständig beherrschen; gebrochen sprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how radebrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich konnte ihn nicht verstehen, denn er radebrechte das Deutsche lediglich.
Mit dem Ausdruck „Lied des Datis“ war ein radebrechendes Griechisch gemeint.
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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.