WebseitevsWebseitenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,570
“Webseite” frequency rank
#8,486
“Webseiten” frequency rank
11056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Webseite Webseiten
Definition einzelne Hypertext-Seite, die in einem Webbrowser aufgerufen werden kann Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Webseite

Where the eye mixes Webseite and Webseiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Webseite
9 ch
Webseiten

Visual trap between Webseite and Webseiten

A purely visual mix-up. Webseite ([ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tə]) and Webseiten ([ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Webseite” sits inside “Webseiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Webseite is recorded at frequency rank #2,570, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tə]. Webseiten is at rank #8,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩].

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 11056, this pair ranks #1,971,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Webseite vs Webseiten

Shared letters: beistw. Private to "Webseite": -. Private to "Webseiten": n.

"Webseite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "Webseiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Webseiteewbseite · wbeseite · webbseite · webesite · webseiet · webseitte · websetie · websiete
  • Webseitenewbseiten · wbeseiten · webbseiten · webesiten · webseietn · webseitenn · webseitne · webseitten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Webseite" and "Webseiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tə] versus [ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Webseite" or "Webseiten" show up more?
"Webseite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,570 in our German list, against #8,486 for "Webseiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Webseite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Webseiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Webseite" and "Webseiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Webseiten vs Weisheiten". 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 #1,971,909 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