breittreten
German, verb[ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌtʁeːtn̩]
breittreten is spelled B-R-E-I-T-T-R-E-T-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Breittreten is a German verb meaning “to go on about (a topic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “immer wieder lang und breit über ein bestimmtes Thema reden”.
What does breittreten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to go on about (a topic)
Je mehr ein Thema in der Systempresse breitgetreten wird, desto unwichtiger ist es.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. immer wieder lang und breit über ein bestimmtes Thema reden 2. ein bestimmtes Thema aktiv in der Öffentlichkeit verbreiten 3. Fußbekleidung so (oft) verwenden, dass sie ihre Form verliert
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 breittreten
- tritt breit present singular third-person
- trat breit past
- breitgetreten participle past
- träte breit past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 5 strong
- breittretend participle present
- breitzutreten infinitive infinitive-zu
- trete breit first-person indicative present
- treten breit first-person indicative plural
- trittst breit indicative present second-person
- tretet breit indicative plural present
- tretest breit second-person singular subjunctive
- traten breit first-person indicative plural
- träten breit first-person formal plural
- tratest breit indicative preterite second-person
- tratst breit indicative preterite second-person
- tratet breit indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce breittreten?
- [ˈbʁaɪ̯tˌtʁeːtn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is breittreten in German?
breittreten appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).