Which to use
“weckt” and “weilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,973
- “weckt” frequency rank
- #28,478
- “weilt” frequency rank
- 39451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weckt | weilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wecken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weilen |
Where the eye mixes weckt and weilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. weckt (CVCCC) and weilt (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: weckt vs weilt
A purely visual mix-up. weckt ([vɛkt]) and weilt ([vaɪ̯lt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weckt is recorded at frequency rank #10,973, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛkt]. weilt is at rank #28,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯lt].
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 39451, this pair ranks #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weckt vs weilt
Shared letters: etw. Private to "weckt": ck. Private to "weilt": il.
"weckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "weilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weckt" for "weilt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weckt" and "weilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weilt vs went". 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 #1,536,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.