Breitengrad

[ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Breitengrad” is uncommon German (frequency #54,402 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,402
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lage eines Punktes auf der Erdoberfläche zwischen dem Äquator und einem der Pole

Corpus desk

Index DE-breitengrad · Breitengrad · German

Breitengrad · rank #54,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,402
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bratwürste

Nearest frequency peer: Bratwürste (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Breitengrad”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Breitengrad” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Breitengrad is uncommon German at frequency #54,402 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seemannssprachlich werden die Breitengrade der Erde in Nord und Süd aufgeteilt: Greenwich befindet sich auf der Breite 51,4° Nord.
  2. Die koreanische Halbinsel wurde in Nord- und Südkorea aufgeteilt - mit einer Demarkationslinie am 38. Breitengrad.

Synonyms

Breitegeografische BreiteLatitude

Antonyms

Längengrad

This word in other languages

latitude(English)latitud(Español)latitude(Français)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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