Which to use
“Breite” and “Briten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,915
- “Breite” frequency rank
- #5,348
- “Briten” frequency rank
- 7263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Breite | Briten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension, als Gegenstück zur Länge, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten, an Flächen und Körpern | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brite |
Where the eye mixes Breite and Briten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Breite vs Briten
A purely visual mix-up. Breite ([ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]) and Briten ([ˈbʁɪtn̩]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Breite is recorded at frequency rank #1,915, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]. Briten is at rank #5,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁɪtn̩].
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 7263, this pair ranks #1,988,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Breite vs Briten
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "Breite": -. Private to "Briten": n.
"Breite" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Briten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Breite" and "Briten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Breite" or "Briten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Breite" and "Briten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Breite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Briten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Breite" and "Briten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Briten vs britt". 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 #1,988,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.