Which to use
“breitem” is an adjective and “breitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,014
- “breitem” frequency rank
- #17,243
- “breitet” frequency rank
- 55257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breitem | breitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs breiten |
Where the eye mixes breitem and breitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: breitem vs breitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: breitem is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təm] while breitet is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “breitem” becomes t in “breitet”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55257, 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]. breitet is at rank #17,243, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tət].
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 55257, this pair ranks #986,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breitem vs breitet
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitem": m. Private to "breitet": -.
"breitem" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "breitet" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breitem" and "breitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "breitem" or "breitet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "breitem" and "breitet" 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 "breitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #986,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breitem" and "breitet" 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 #986,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.