WebervswebersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,553
“Weber” frequency rank
#38,517
“webers” frequency rank
42070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weber webers
Definition Beruf, der sich mit der Herstellung von Geweben, textilen Stoffen beschäftigt Plural des Substantivs weber

Letter map: Weber vs webers

Shared letters muted; letters that set Weber and webers apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
Weber
6 ch
webers

Pair insight - Weber / webers

Weber and webers 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Weber” sits inside “webers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Weber is recorded at frequency rank #3,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːbɐ]. 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 42070, this pair ranks #1,460,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Weber vs webers

Shared letters: berw. Private to "Weber": -. Private to "webers": s.

"Weber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "webers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weberewber · wbeer · webber · weberr · webre · weebr · wweber
  • webersewbers · wbeers · webbers · weberrs · weberss · webesr · webres · weebrs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Weber" and "webers" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Weber” sits inside “webers”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Weber" vs "webers" - which ranks higher?
"Weber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,553 in our German list, against #38,517 for "webers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Weber" and "webers". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Weber" 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 #1,460,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weber" 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 #1,460,447 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