Which to use
“weder” is a conjunction and “week” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #898
- “weder” frequency rank
- #13,982
- “week” frequency rank
- 14880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weder | week |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Das Wort „weder“ verneint die ihm folgende Aussage und kündigt mindestens eine weitere Verneinung an. | Woche |
Where the eye mixes weder and week
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weder vs week
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weder is [ˈveːdɐ] while week is [wiːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weder is recorded at frequency rank #898, classified as aconj, pronounced [ˈveːdɐ]. week is at rank #13,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced [wiːk].
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 14880, this pair ranks #1,948,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weder vs week
Shared letters: ew. Private to "weder": dr. Private to "week": k.
"weder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "week" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weder" for "week" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weder" vs "week" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "week" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weder" and "week" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "week 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 #1,948,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.