Which to use
“verbreiten” and “verbreitert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,838
- “verbreiten” frequency rank
- #30,353
- “verbreitert” frequency rank
- 35191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbreiten | verbreitert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einen großen Umkreis gelangen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbreitern |
Where the eye mixes verbreiten and verbreitert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbreiten runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) 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 verbreiten with verbreitert
A purely visual mix-up. verbreiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbreiten is recorded at frequency rank #4,838, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]. 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 35191, this pair ranks #1,645,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbreiten vs verbreitert
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbreiten": n. Private to "verbreitert": -.
"verbreiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbreitert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbreiten ← evrbreiten · vebrreiten · verbbreiten · verberiten · verbreietn · verbreitenn · verbreitne · verbreitten
- verbreitert ← evrbreitert · vebrreitert · verbbreitert · verberitert · verbreietrt · verbreiterrt · verbreitertt · verbreitetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbreiten" and "verbreitert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbreiten" or "verbreitert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbreiten" and "verbreitert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbreiten" 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 #1,645,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbreiten" and "verbreitert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreite vs verbreitert". 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 #1,645,852 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.