breeze

[briːz]

/[briːz]/ noun

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The verdict

“breeze” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,535
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-breeze · breeze · German

breeze · rank #49,535 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,535
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brechreiz

Nearest frequency peer: Brechreiz (-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 „breeze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „breeze“ 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).

breeze vs Brenz
50% similar
breeze vs Breite
50% similar
breeze vs Briefe
50% similar

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

Key facts for breeze
PropertyValue
Headwordbreeze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[briːz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,535
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „breeze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.breezeliegt 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: „Brechreiz“ (#49,534), „breath“ (#49,533), „Brenz“ (#49,537). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „breeze“ bei #49,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around breeze (IPA [briːz]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,535 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for breeze, with forms such as "bbreeze", "bereze", and "breeez". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Brenz", "Breite", "Briefe", 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 breeze, spelled B-R-E-E-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brise
  2. 2
    Krach
  3. 3
    Kohlenlösche

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "I was not surprised, when I ran down into the hall, to see that a brilliant June morning had succeeded to the tempest of the night; and to feel, through the open glass door, the breathing of a fresh and fragrant breeze."

This word in other languages

brise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreeze
  • bereze
  • breeez
  • breezze
  • breze
  • brezee
  • brreeze
  • rbeeze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breeze - 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.

bbreeze1bereze2breeez2breezze1breze1brezee2brreeze1rbeeze2
Edit distance from "breeze"

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 "breeze"?
"breeze" is spelled B-R-E-E-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [briːz].
What does "breeze" mean?
As a noun, "breeze" means: Brise
What words are commonly confused with "breeze"?
"breeze" is commonly confused with "Brenz", "Breite", "Briefe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "breeze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breeze" is [briːz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breeze" come from?
"breeze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

breath#49,533Brauns#49,532Blusen#49,530begebe#49,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Brenz8 variantsclock8 variantsBauamt8 variantsAvalon8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list