Which to use
“Brei” is a noun and “breit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,320
- “Brei” frequency rank
- #2,332
- “breit” frequency rank
- 17652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Brei | breit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dickflüssige gekochte Speise | horizontal seitlich ausgedehnt (in Links-Rechts-Richtung) |
Where the eye mixes Brei and breit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Brei vs breit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Brei is [bʁaɪ̯] while breit is [bʁaɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Brei” sits inside “breit”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Brei is recorded at frequency rank #15,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [bʁaɪ̯]. breit is at rank #2,332, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bʁaɪ̯t].
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 17652, this pair ranks #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Brei vs breit
Shared letters: beir. Private to "Brei": -. Private to "breit": t.
"Brei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "breit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Brei" and "breit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Brei" vs "breit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Brei" and "breit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Brei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Brei" and "breit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Brei vs Brenz". 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 #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.