verbreitern

[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verbreitern” is uncommon German (frequency #65,809 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,809
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas breiter machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbreitern · verbreitern · German

verbreitern · rank #65,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,809
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verantwortung…

Nearest frequency peer: Verantwortungsgefühl (-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 „verbreitern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verbreitern
PropertyValue
Headwordverbreitern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,809
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verbreitern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verbreiternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verantwortungsgefühl“ (#65,808), „verdeutlichte“ (#65,810), „veranschlagten“ (#65,807). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verbreitern“ bei #65,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verbreitern is uncommon German at frequency #65,809 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verbreitern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 verbreitern, spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas breiter machen
  2. 2
    breiter werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Denn das Gesetz erlaubt den Forstwirten, ihre Wege so zu verbreitern, wie sie sie für ihren Betrieb benötigen.
  2. Gegen das Bestreben der Regierung, die Steuerbasis bei einem niedrigeren Satz zu verbreitern, ist angesichts einer dünner werdenden Finanzdecke grundsätzlich nichts einzuwenden.

Synonyms

ausweitenerweitern

Antonyms

verkleinernverschmälern

This word in other languages

broaden(English)ensanchar(Español)élargir(Français)

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 "verbreitern"?
"verbreitern" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn].
What does "verbreitern" mean?
As a verb, "verbreitern" means: etwas breiter machen
How do you pronounce "verbreitern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbreitern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbreitern" come from?
"verbreitern" 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 "verbreitern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verfrachten#65,816unheilvolle#65,792verspäteter#65,827verstärktem#65,828

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list