Breite

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,915

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Breite is aGermannoun. It means: horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension, als Gegenstück zur Länge, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten, an Flächen und Körpern Pronounced [ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]. It ranks #1,915 in German word frequency. Often confused with Brett and Brite.

Key facts for Breite
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,915
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Breite in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Breite is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,915 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Breite, with forms such as "bbreite", "berite", and "breiet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Brett", "Brite", "Brote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Breite, spelled B-R-E-I-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension, als Gegenstück zur Länge, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten, an Flächen und Körpern
  2. 2
    augenfällige, beträchtliche, erhebliche Ausdehnung, zum Beispiel nach rechts oder links oder auch in die Tiefe
  3. 3
    Weitschweifigkeit, Endlosigkeit, beträchtliche Ausdehnung
  4. 4
    im Winkelmaß angegebene nördliche oder südliche Entfernung eines Ortes auf der Erdoberfläche vom Äquator; Kurzform für Breitengrad

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbreite,berite,breiet,breitte,bretie,briete,brreite,rbeite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Breite

Misspelling Variants of "Breite"

bbreite7berite6breiet6breitte7bretie6briete6brreite7rbeite6
Misspelling Variants of "Breite"

Frequency rank: #1,915 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Breite"?
"Breite" is spelled B-R-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tə].
What does "Breite" mean?
As a noun, "Breite" means: horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension, als Gegenstück zur Länge, Höhe oder Tiefe eine messbare Strecke an zweidimensionalen oder dreidimensionalen, rechtwinkligen Objekten, an Flächen und Körpern
What words are commonly confused with "Breite"?
"Breite" is commonly confused with "Brett", "Brite", "Brote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Breite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breite" is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breite" come from?
"Breite" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.