weavervsWeckerConfusable pair

Which to use

“weaver” and “Wecker” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,848
“weaver” frequency rank
#11,359
“Wecker” frequency rank
59207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weaver Wecker
Definition Weber Uhr, die zu einer vorher eingestellten Zeit ein Signal gibt

Letter map: weaver vs Wecker

Shared letters muted; letters that set weaver and Wecker apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
weaver
6 ch
Wecker

Corpus notes: weaver and Wecker

weaver and Wecker are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weaver is recorded at frequency rank #47,848, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Wecker is at rank #11,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛkɐ].

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 59207, this pair ranks #833,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weaver vs Wecker

Shared letters: erw. Private to "weaver": av. Private to "Wecker": ck.

"weaver" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Wecker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weaverewaver · waever · weaevr · weaverr · weavre · weavver · wevaer · wweaver
  • Weckerewcker · wceker · weccker · wecekr · weckerr · weckker · weckre · wekcer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weaver" for "Wecker" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "weaver" vs "Wecker" - which ranks higher?
"Wecker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,359 in our German list, against #47,848 for "weaver". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "weaver" and "Wecker". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "weaver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Wecker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #833,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weaver" and "Wecker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs weaver". 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 #833,247 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list