Which to use
“breitem” is an adjective and “breitete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,014
- “breitem” frequency rank
- #30,970
- “breitete” frequency rank
- 68984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breitem | breitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs breiten |
Where the eye mixes breitem and breitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. breitem runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against breitete's 8 (CCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses breitem with breitete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: breitem is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təm] while breitete is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68984, 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]. breitete is at rank #30,970, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə].
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 68984, this pair ranks #490,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of breitem vs breitete
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitem": m. Private to "breitete": -.
"breitem" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "breitete" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "breitem" for "breitete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "breitem" or "breitete" 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 "breitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breitem" and "breitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betete 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 #490,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.