WebseitenvsWebsiteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,486
“Webseiten” frequency rank
#1,216
“Website” frequency rank
9702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Webseiten Website
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Webseite Gesamtheit aller unter einer Domain stehenden Webseiten

Where the eye mixes Webseiten and Website

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Webseiten
7 ch
Website

Look-alike desk: Webseiten vs Website

A purely visual mix-up. Webseiten ([ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩]) and Website ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Webseiten is recorded at frequency rank #8,486, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩]. Website is at rank #1,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t].

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 9702, this pair ranks #1,978,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Webseiten vs Website

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

"Webseiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "Website" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Webseitenewbseiten · wbeseiten · webbseiten · webesiten · webseietn · webseitenn · webseitne · webseitten
  • Websiteewbsite · wbesite · webbsite · webiste · websiet · websitte · webssite · webstie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Webseiten" and "Website" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛpˌzaɪ̯tn̩] versus [ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Webseiten" or "Website" show up more?
"Website" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,216 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Webseiten" and "Website" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Webseiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Website" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,978,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Webseiten" and "Website" 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 #1,978,705 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