breit
German, adjective/bʁaɪ̯t/
breit is spelled B-R-E-I-T (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Breit is a German adjective meaning “broad, wide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “horizontal seitlich ausgedehnt (in Links-Rechts-Richtung)”.
What does breit mean in English?
adjective
- 1
broad, wide
eine breite Straße
- 2
wide
Die Universität bietet ein breites Spektrum von Fächern an.
- 3
colloquialdrunk or high on marijuana; stoned
Du bist ziemlich breit.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. horizontal seitlich ausgedehnt (in Links-Rechts-Richtung) 2. einen großen Teil der Zielgruppe umfassend 3. betrunken, berauscht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of breit
- breiter masculine nominative singular
- am breitesten superlative
- breite feminine nominative singular
- breites neuter nominative singular
- breiten genitive masculine singular
- breitem dative masculine singular
- der breite definite includes-article masculine
- die breite definite feminine includes-article
- das breite definite includes-article neuter
- die breiten definite includes-article nominative
- des breiten definite genitive includes-article
- der breiten definite feminine genitive
- dem breiten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce breit?
- /bʁaɪ̯t/
- [bʁaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to breit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is breit in German?
breit appears 35 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).