wegbrechen

[ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wegbrechen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,506 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,506
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wegbrechen · wegbrechen · German

wegbrechen · rank #88,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,506
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wechselbalg

Nearest frequency peer: Wechselbalg (-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 „wegbrechen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wegbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordwegbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wegbrechen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wegbrechenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wechselbalg“ (#88,505), „Watzmann“ (#88,504), „Wasserweg“ (#88,503). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wegbrechen“ bei #88,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wegbrechen is uncommon German at frequency #88,506 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wegbrechen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wegbrechen, spelled W-E-G-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    abbrechen
  2. 2
    sich verringern, dramatisch zurückgehen, wegfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das restliche stehenbleibende Material lässt sich leicht wegbrechen, sodass man einen Schram erhält.“
  2. „Daher vergrößert sich ein Frostaufbruch von einer Art Beule oder einer breiteren Spalte bis hin zu einem größeren Loch, indem die offenen Ränder wegbrechen und neue Risse im Material öffnen.“

Synonyms

abbrechenlosbrechenabnehmeneinbrechenverlierenwegfallenzurückgehen

This word in other languages

break off(English)rompre(Français)

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 "wegbrechen"?
"wegbrechen" is spelled W-E-G-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩].
What does "wegbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "wegbrechen" means: abbrechen
How do you pronounce "wegbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wegbrechen" is [ˈvɛkˌbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wegbrechen" come from?
"wegbrechen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wegfliegen#88,509vorletztes#88,493wiederfand#88,523vierfacher#88,482

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list