Breitensport
German, noun/ˈbʁaɪ̯tənˌʃpɔʁt/
Breitensport is spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-N-S-P-O-R-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Breitensport is a German masculine noun meaning “volkssport (non-competitive sporting activities for groups of people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit sportlicher Aktivitäten, die der Fitness und dem Spaß dienen”.
What does Breitensport mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevolkssport (non-competitive sporting activities for groups of people)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit sportlicher Aktivitäten, die der Fitness und dem Spaß dienen 2. etwas, das sich großer Beliebtheit erfreut
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 Breitensport
- Breitensports genitive
- Breitensportes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Breitensport?
- /ˈbʁaɪ̯tənˌʃpɔʁt/
- [ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃpɔʁt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Breitensport in German?
Breitensport appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).