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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "breitere" and "breites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "breitere" vs "breites" - which ranks higher?
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.