Gebrechen
\ɡe.ˈbʁɛ.çən\
The verdict
“Gebrechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le défaut.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gebrechen · Gebrechen · French
Gebrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gebrechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡe.ˈbʁɛ.çən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Gebrechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡe.ˈbʁɛ.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le défaut.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gebrechen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 French form is Gebrechen, spelled G-E-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Le défaut.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gebrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
jemand hat ein kleines, großes, körperliches Gebrechen : chacun a un petit, un gros défaut, un défaut physique.
menschliche, geistige Gebrechen : les défauts de l’être humain, de l’âme.
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.