Which to use
“verbreite” and “verbreitert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,652
- “verbreite” frequency rank
- #30,353
- “verbreitert” frequency rank
- 76005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreite | verbreitert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbreiten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbreitern |
Where the eye mixes verbreite and verbreitert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbreite runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against verbreitert's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbreite with verbreitert
A purely visual mix-up. verbreite ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]) and verbreitert ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verbreite” sits inside “verbreitert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbreite is recorded at frequency rank #45,652, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]. verbreitert is at rank #30,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐt].
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 76005, this pair ranks #294,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbreite vs verbreitert
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreite": -. Private to "verbreitert": -.
"verbreite" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "verbreitert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreite ← evrbreite · vebrreite · verbbreite · verberite · verbreiet · verbretie · verbriete · verbrreite
- verbreitert ← evrbreitert · vebrreitert · verbbreitert · verberitert · verbreietrt · verbreiterrt · verbreitertt · verbreitetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbreite" for "verbreitert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbreite" vs "verbreitert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbreite" and "verbreitert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreitert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreite" and "verbreitert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreite vs verdrehte". 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 #294,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.