Which to use
“we're” is an abbrev and “Weite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,728
- “we're” frequency rank
- #3,783
- “Weite” frequency rank
- 40511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | we're | Weite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | „we are:“ wir sind | räumliche Ausdehnung |
Letter map: we're vs Weite
Shared letters muted; letters that set we're and Weite apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. we're runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Weite's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for we're / Weite
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: we're is anabbrev and Weiteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
we're is recorded at frequency rank #36,728, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. Weite is at rank #3,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40511, this pair ranks #1,506,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of we're vs Weite
Shared letters: ew. Private to "we're": r. Private to "Weite": it.
"we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Weite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Weite ← ewite · weiet · weitte · wetie · wiete · wweite
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "we're" and "Weite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "we're" or "Weite" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "we're" and "Weite".
- Full dictionary entry for "we're" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Weite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "we're" and "Weite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs we're". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,506,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.