WebsitevsWesteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,216
“Website” frequency rank
#12,834
“Weste” frequency rank
14050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Website Weste
Definition Gesamtheit aller unter einer Domain stehenden Webseiten ein ärmelloses Kleidungsstück der Herrenoberbekleidung

Where the eye mixes Website and Weste

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

7 ch
Website
5 ch
Weste

Look-alike desk: Website vs Weste

A purely visual mix-up. Website ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]) and Weste ([ˈvɛstə]) 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 14050, 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]. Weste is at rank #12,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛstə].

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 14050, this pair ranks #1,953,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Website vs Weste

Shared letters: estw. Private to "Website": bi. Private to "Weste": -.

"Website" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Weste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Websiteewbsite · wbesite · webbsite · webiste · websiet · websitte · webssite · webstie
  • Westeewste · weset · wesste · westte · wetse · wsete · wweste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Website" and "Weste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t] versus [ˈvɛstə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Website" vs "Weste" - which ranks higher?
"Website" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,216 in our German list, against #12,834 for "Weste". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Website" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Weste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,953,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Website" and "Weste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs Weste". 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 #1,953,906 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