WegesvswellsConfusable pair

Quick tell: Weges is a noun, wells is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Weges” is a noun and “wells” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,737
“Weges” frequency rank
#17,186
“wells” frequency rank
30923
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weges wells
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Weg 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs well

Letter map: Weges vs wells

Shared letters muted; letters that set Weges and wells apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Weges
5 ch
wells

Role in the sentence - Weges and wells

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Weges is anoun and wellsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Weges is recorded at frequency rank #13,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːɡəs]. wells is at rank #17,186, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 30923, this pair ranks #1,738,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Weges vs wells

Shared letters: esw. Private to "Weges": g. Private to "wells": l.

"Weges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "wells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Wegesewges · weegs · wegess · wegges · wegse · wgees · wweges
  • wellsewlls · wellss · welsl · wlels · wwells

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Weges" and "wells" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Weges" is a noun and "wells" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Weges" vs "wells" - which ranks higher?
"Weges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,737 in our German list, against #17,186 for "wells". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Weges" vs "wells" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Weges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wells" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,738,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weges" and "wells" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs wells". 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 #1,738,369 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