Breitengrad

[ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Breitengrad” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,402 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,402
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lage eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche zwischen dem Äquator und einem der Pole

Key facts for Breitengrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreitengrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Breitengrad” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Breitengrad lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Breitengrad is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,402 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lage eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche zwischen dem Äquator und einem der Pole".

Breitengrad has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Breitengrad, spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-N-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lage eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche zwischen dem Äquator und einem der Pole

Synonyms

Breitegeografische BreiteLatitude

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Breitengrad"?
"Breitengrad" is spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-N-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt].
What does "Breitengrad" mean?
As a noun, "Breitengrad" means: Lage eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche zwischen dem Äquator und einem der Pole
How do you pronounce "Breitengrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breitengrad" is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breitengrad" come from?
"Breitengrad" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Breitengrad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-E-I-T-E-N-G-R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list