Which to use
“breitem” and “breites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,014
- “breitem” frequency rank
- #10,829
- “breites” frequency rank
- 48843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breitem | breites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit |
Where the eye mixes breitem and breites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. breitem and breites follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses breitem with breites
A purely visual mix-up. breitem ([ˈbʁaɪ̯təm]) 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 a single letter - m in “breitem” becomes s in “breites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48843, 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]. 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 48843, this pair ranks #1,233,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breitem vs breites
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitem": m. Private to "breites": s.
"breitem" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "breites" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breitem" and "breites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "breitem" or "breites"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "breitem" and "breites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "breitem" 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 #1,233,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breitem" and "breites" 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 #1,233,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.