Which to use
“breit” and “breites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,332
- “breit” frequency rank
- #10,829
- “breites” frequency rank
- 13161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breit | breites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | horizontal seitlich ausgedehnt (in Links-Rechts-Richtung) | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit |
Where the eye mixes breit and breites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses breit with breites
A purely visual mix-up. breit ([bʁaɪ̯t]) and breites ([ˈbʁaɪ̯təs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “breit” sits inside “breites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breit is recorded at frequency rank #2,332, classified as anadj, pronounced [bʁaɪ̯t]. 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 13161, this pair ranks #1,959,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breit vs breites
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breit": -. Private to "breites": s.
"breit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "breites" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "breit" for "breites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "breit" vs "breites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "breit" 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 #1,959,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breit" 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 #1,959,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.