breites
[ˈbʁaɪ̯təs]
The verdict
“breites” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,829 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,829
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | breites |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “breites” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for breites is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for breites, with forms such as "bbreites", "berites", and "breiets". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Brite", "Briten", "breitet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is breites, spelled B-R-E-I-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs breit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbreites,berites,breiets,breitess,breitse,breittes,breties,brietes,brreites,rbeites
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breites - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “breites”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-E-I-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbʁaɪ̯təs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Brite” - see the side-by-side comparison. breites vs Brite
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.