breiterevsbreitesTell them apart

Which to use

“breitere” and “breites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,918
“breitere” frequency rank
#10,829
“breites” frequency rank
32747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature breitere breites
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit

Where the eye mixes breitere and breites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. breitere runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCV) against breites's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
breitere
7 ch
breites

Why the eye confuses breitere with breites

A purely visual mix-up. breitere ([ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

breitere is recorded at frequency rank #21,918, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁə]. 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 32747, this pair ranks #1,700,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of breitere vs breites

Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitere": -. Private to "breites": s.

"breitere" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV  ·  "breites" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • breitere ← bbreitere · beritere · breietre · breiteer · breiterre · breitree · breittere · bretiere
  • breites ← bbreites · berites · breiets · breitess · breitse · breittes · breties · brietes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "breitere" and "breites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁə] versus [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "breitere" vs "breites" - which ranks higher?
"breites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,829 in our German list, against #21,918 for "breitere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "breitere" and "breites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "breitere" 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 #1,700,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "breitere" and "breites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "breitem vs breitere". 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 #1,700,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list