WebsitevsWeiteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#1,216
“Website” frequency rank
#3,783
“Weite” frequency rank
4999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Website Weite
Definition Gesamtheit aller unter einer Domain stehenden Webseiten räumliche Ausdehnung

Where the eye mixes Website and Weite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Website
5 ch
Weite

Look-alike desk: Website vs Weite

A purely visual mix-up. Website ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]) and Weite ([ˈvaɪ̯tə]) 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 4999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Website is recorded at frequency rank #1,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]. Weite is at rank #3,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tə].

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 4999, this pair ranks #1,996,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Website vs Weite

Shared letters: eitw. Private to "Website": bs. Private to "Weite": -.

"Website" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Weite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Websiteewbsite · wbesite · webbsite · webiste · websiet · websitte · webssite · webstie
  • Weiteewite · weiet · weitte · wetie · wiete · wweite

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Website" and "Weite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t] versus [ˈvaɪ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Website" or "Weite"?
"Website" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,216 in our German list, against #3,783 for "Weite". 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 "Website" and "Weite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Website" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Weite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,996,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Website" and "Weite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weite vs writer". 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 #1,996,075 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