Which to use
“breiter” and “breites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,519
- “breiter” frequency rank
- #10,829
- “breites” frequency rank
- 17348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breiter | breites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs breit | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit |
Where the eye mixes breiter and breites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: breiter vs breites
A purely visual mix-up. breiter ([ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐ]) 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 - r in “breiter” becomes s in “breites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breiter is recorded at frequency rank #6,519, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐ]. 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 17348, this pair ranks #1,928,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breiter vs breites
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breiter": -. Private to "breites": s.
"breiter" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "breites" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "breiter" for "breites" ever safe?
Which is more common, "breiter" or "breites"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "breiter" and "breites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "breiter" 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 #1,928,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breiter" and "breites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bettes vs breites". 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 #1,928,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.