Which to use
“Breite” and “Brüste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,915
- “Breite” frequency rank
- #6,644
- “Brüste” frequency rank
- 8559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Breite | Brüste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension, als Gegenstück zur Länge, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten, an Flächen und Körpern | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brust |
Where the eye mixes Breite and Brüste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Breite and Brüste
A purely visual mix-up. Breite ([ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]) and Brüste ([ˈbʁʏstə]) 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 8559, 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]. Brüste is at rank #6,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁʏstə].
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 8559, this pair ranks #1,983,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Breite vs Brüste
Shared letters: bert. Private to "Breite": i. Private to "Brüste": sü.
"Breite" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Brüste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Breite ← bbreite · berite · breiet · breitte · bretie · briete · brreite · rbeite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Breite" for "Brüste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Breite" vs "Brüste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Breite" and "Brüste" 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 "Brüste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Breite" and "Brüste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brüllte vs Brüste". 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 #1,983,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.