Which to use
“breitem” and “breiter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,014
- “breitem” frequency rank
- #6,519
- “breiter” frequency rank
- 44533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breitem | breiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs breit |
Where the eye mixes breitem and breiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: breitem vs breiter
A purely visual mix-up. breitem ([ˈbʁaɪ̯təm]) and breiter ([ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “breitem” becomes r in “breiter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breitem is recorded at frequency rank #38,014, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯təm]. breiter is at rank #6,519, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐ].
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 44533, this pair ranks #1,383,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breitem vs breiter
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitem": m. Private to "breiter": -.
"breitem" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "breiter" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breitem" and "breiter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "breitem" or "breiter" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "breitem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breitem" and "breiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "breitem vs breitete". 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 #1,383,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.