Which to use
“beeilen” and “breiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,460
- “beeilen” frequency rank
- #3,429
- “breiten” frequency rank
- 28889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beeilen | breiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen), sich schneller bewegen, schneller machen | etwas Zusammengelegtes, das wenig Platz einnimmt, auseinandernehmen und mehr Platz einnehmen lassen |
Where the eye mixes beeilen and breiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beeilen (CVVVCVC) and breiten (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between beeilen and breiten
A purely visual mix-up. beeilen ([bəˈʔaɪ̯lən]) and breiten ([ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beeilen is recorded at frequency rank #25,460, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯lən]. breiten is at rank #3,429, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28889, this pair ranks #1,776,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beeilen vs breiten
Shared letters: bein. Private to "beeilen": l. Private to "breiten": rt.
"beeilen" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "breiten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beeilen" and "breiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beeilen" or "breiten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beeilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beeilen" and "breiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beeilen vs beulen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,776,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.