breiteren

Name: breiteren, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən]

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“breiteren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,556
frequency rank, German: 72,680
“B” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

breiteren vs Brettern

67% similar

breiteren vs breitete

78% similar

breiteren vs breiten

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for breiteren
Property	Value
Headword	breiteren
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#21,556
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breiteren” 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). breiteren lands here:

#21,556

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around breiteren (IPA [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,556 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for breiteren, with forms such as "bbreiteren", "beriteren", and "breietren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Brettern", "breitete", "breiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is breiteren, spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-R-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbreiteren,beriteren,breietren,breiteern,breiterenn,breiterne,breiterren,breitreen,breitteren,bretieren,brieteren,brreiteren,rbeiteren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breiteren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "breiteren"

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 "breiteren"?

"breiteren" is spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən].

What does "breiteren" mean?

As an adjective, "breiteren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs breit

What words are commonly confused with "breiteren"?

"breiteren" is commonly confused with "Brettern", "breitete", "breiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "breiteren"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breiteren" is [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "breiteren" come from?

"breiteren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “breiteren”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-R-E-I-T-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbʁaɪ̯təʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Brettern” - see the side-by-side comparison. breiteren vs Brettern
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.