Breitseite

[ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə]

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə]/ noun

The verdict

“Breitseite” is uncommon German (frequency #57,731 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,731
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - systematisches Schießen mit allen auf einer Seite eines Schiffes befindlichen Geschützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-breitseite · Breitseite · German

Breitseite · rank #57,731 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,731
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breakdance

Nearest frequency peer: breakdance (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Breitseite“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Breitseite“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Breitseite
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreitseite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,731
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Breitseite“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Breitseitefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „breakdance“ (#57,730), „bremischen“ (#57,732), „bride“ (#57,733). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Breitseite“ bei #57,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Breitseite is uncommon German at frequency #57,731 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Breitseite in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists 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 Breitseite, spelled B-R-E-I-T-S-E-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    systematisches Schießen mit allen auf einer Seite eines Schiffes befindlichen Geschützen
  2. 2
    ein Einschüchterungsversuch (in einer Diskussion)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie gaben den Piraten volle Breitseite.
  2. „Mein Warnschrei ging im Donner einer vollen Breitseite unter.“

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 "Breitseite"?
"Breitseite" is spelled B-R-E-I-T-S-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə].
What does "Breitseite" mean?
As a noun, "Breitseite" means: systematisches Schießen mit allen auf einer Seite eines Schiffes befindlichen Geschützen
How do you pronounce "Breitseite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breitseite" is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌzaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breitseite" come from?
"Breitseite" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list