brechen
\ˈbʁɛ.çən\
The verdict
“brechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brechen · brechen · French
brechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | brechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈbʁɛ.çən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brechen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈbʁɛ.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brechen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is brechen, spelled B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Casser.
- 2(sich) etwas brechen Se casser (un os, un membre).
- 3Jaillir (de force), transpercer.
- 4Briser (dans le sens de casser).
- 5Briser (dans le sens de rendre caduc).
- 6Vomir.
- 7Se briser (sur quelque chose).
- 8Réfracter.
- 9Briser, opprimer (une personne, un personnage).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Brett brach bei der Belastung : la planche cassa sous la charge.
Dieser dünne Stock muss brechen : ce bâton fin cassera sûrement.
Synonyms
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.