verbreiten

[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verbreiten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,838
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einen großen Umkreis gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbreiten · verbreiten · German

verbreiten · rank #4,838 · 15 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,838
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbekannte

Nearest frequency peer: unbekannte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verbreiten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verbreiten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

verbreiten vs vertreten
80% similar
verbreiten vs verreisen
80% similar
verbreiten vs verleiten
80% similar

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

Key facts for verbreiten
PropertyValue
Headwordverbreiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,838
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verbreiten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verbreitenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unbekannte“ (#4,837), „verfügen“ (#4,839), „Unabhängigkeit“ (#4,836). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verbreiten“ bei #4,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around verbreiten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,838 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbreiten, with forms such as "evrbreiten", "vebrreiten", and "verbbreiten". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "vertreten", "verreisen", "verleiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verbreiten, spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einen großen Umkreis gelangen
  2. 2
    etwas an viele Menschen bekanntgeben
  3. 3
    in einem großen Umkreis verteilen
  4. 4
    etwas in aller Ausführlichkeit darstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Virus verbreitet sich in der ganzen Population.
  2. Der Duft nach Rosmarin verbreitete sich im ganzen Haus.

Synonyms

ausbreitenbekanntmachenerzählenherumerzählennahebringenpropagierenweiterverbreitenausbreitengelangenverteilenauslassen

This word in other languages

spread(English)difundir(Español)répandre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrbreiten
  • vebrreiten
  • verbbreiten
  • verberiten
  • verbreietn
  • verbreitenn
  • verbreitne
  • verbreitten
  • verbretien
  • verbrieten
  • verbrreiten
  • verrbeiten
  • verrbreiten
  • vrebreiten
  • vverbreiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbreiten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrbreiten2vebrreiten2verbbreiten1verberiten2verbreietn2verbreitenn1verbreitne2verbreitten1
Edit distance from "verbreiten"

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 "verbreiten"?
"verbreiten" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "verbreiten" mean?
As a verb, "verbreiten" means: in einen großen Umkreis gelangen
What words are commonly confused with "verbreiten"?
"verbreiten" is commonly confused with "vertreten", "verreisen", "verleiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbreiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbreiten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbreiten" come from?
"verbreiten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unbekannte#4,837Verteilung#4,841Schokolade#4,830Wohnzimmer#4,848

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

typischen15 variantsMaterialien15 variantsberichtete15 variantskonsequent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list