Which to use
“Weh” is a noun and “wehte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,474
- “Weh” frequency rank
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- 48160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weh | wehte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seelischer Schmerz | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen |
Where the eye mixes Weh and wehte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weh is [veː] while wehte is [ˈveːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Weh” sits inside “wehte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weh is recorded at frequency rank #2,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [veː]. wehte is at rank #45,686, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə].
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 48160, this pair ranks #1,258,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Weh vs wehte
Shared letters: ehw. Private to "Weh": -. Private to "wehte": t.
"Weh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehte ← ewhte · wehet · wehhte · wehtte · wethe · whete · wwehte