durchbrechen
\ˈduʁç.ˌbʁɛ.çən\
The verdict
“durchbrechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casser en deux (intransitif avec auxiliaire haben).
Corpus desk
Index FR-durchbrechen · durchbrechen · French
durchbrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | durchbrechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈduʁç.ˌbʁɛ.çən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « durchbrechen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
durchbrechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈduʁç.ˌbʁɛ.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for durchbrechen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is durchbrechen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Casser en deux (intransitif avec auxiliaire haben).
- 2Ajourer (auxiliaire haben)
- 3Passer à travers.
- 4Percer, transparaître.
- 5Se casser en deux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchbrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einen Stab, die Latte durchbrechen : couper en deux un bâton, une latte.
Er brach die Zigarette durch und gab die Hälfte seinem Freund : il coupa une cigarette en deux et en donna la moitié à son ami.
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.