Which to use
“bereiten” is a verb and “breites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,865
- “bereiten” frequency rank
- #10,829
- “breites” frequency rank
- 15694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereiten | breites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zur späteren Verwendung anrichten, herrichten | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit |
Where the eye mixes bereiten and breites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bereiten vs breites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bereiten is [bəˈʁaɪ̯tn̩] while breites is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereiten is recorded at frequency rank #4,865, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tn̩]. breites is at rank #10,829, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs].
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 15694, this pair ranks #1,941,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bereiten vs breites
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "bereiten": n. Private to "breites": s.
"bereiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "breites" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bereiten" for "breites" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bereiten" or "breites" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bereiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereiten" and "breites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bettes vs breites". 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 #1,941,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.