Which to use
“breitere” is an adjective and “breitete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,918
- “breitere” frequency rank
- #30,970
- “breitete” frequency rank
- 52888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breitere | breitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs breiten |
Where the eye mixes breitere and breitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. breitere and breitete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between breitere and breitete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: breitere is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁə] while breitete is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “breitere” becomes t in “breitete”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52888, 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]. 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 52888, this pair ranks #1,079,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breitere vs breitete
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "breitere": -. Private to "breitete": -.
"breitere" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV · "breitete" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "breitere" for "breitete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "breitere" vs "breitete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "breitere" 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 #1,079,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breitere" and "breitete" 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 #1,079,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.