breath

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The verdict

“breath” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,533
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atem

Corpus desk

Index DE-breath · breath · German

breath · rank #49,533 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,533
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brauns

Nearest frequency peer: Brauns (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „breath“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „breath“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

breath vs breit
67% similar
breath vs Brett
50% similar
breath vs brent
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for breath
PropertyValue
Headwordbreath
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,533
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „breath“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).breathliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brauns“ (#49,532), „Brechreiz“ (#49,534), „Bordelle“ (#49,531). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „breath“ bei #49,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around breath (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,533 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for breath, with forms such as "bbreath", "berath", and "braeth". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "breit", "Brett", "brent", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is breath, spelled B-R-E-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atem
  2. 2
    Lufthauch, Hauch
  3. 3
    Spur, Anflug

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how breath appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "There is the calmness of the lake when there is not a breath of wind; there is the calmness of a stagnant ditch."

Synonyms

breathingrespirationsuspirationinhalingexhalingsighpantwhifflifeexistenceanimationbreath of lifevital sparkrespitepauserestmomentinstantbreathing-space

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreath
  • berath
  • braeth
  • breaht
  • breathh
  • breatth
  • bretah
  • brreath
  • rbeath

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breath - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbreath1berath2braeth2breaht2breathh1breatth1bretah2brreath1
Edit distance from "breath"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breath"?
"breath" is spelled B-R-E-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "breath" mean?
As a noun, "breath" means: Atem
What words are commonly confused with "breath"?
"breath" is commonly confused with "breit", "Brett", "brent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "breath"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breath" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breath" come from?
"breath" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "breath", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brauns#49,532breeze#49,535Blusen#49,530begebe#49,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bekifft9 variantsBarbar9 variantsCovers9 variantsCremes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list