Which to use
“weben” is a verb and “webers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,516
- “weben” frequency rank
- #38,517
- “webers” frequency rank
- 77033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weben | webers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch wechselweises Kreuzen von Längsfäden und Querfäden ein Tuch oder Stoff herstellen | Plural des Substantivs weber |
Letter map: weben vs webers
Shared letters muted; letters that set weben and webers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. weben runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against webers's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: weben vs webers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: weben is averb and webersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weben is recorded at frequency rank #38,516, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːbn̩]. webers is at rank #38,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 77033, this pair ranks #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weben vs webers
Shared letters: bew. Private to "weben": n. Private to "webers": rs.
"weben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "webers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weben" for "webers" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "weben" or "webers" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "weben" and "webers".
- Full dictionary entry for "weben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "webers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weben" and "webers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs webers". 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 #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.