Which to use
“Wehmut” is a noun and “wehtut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,313
- “Wehmut” frequency rank
- #34,458
- “wehtut” frequency rank
- 74771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wehmut | wehtut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nach innen gekehrte, traurige Grundstimmung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs wehtun |
Where the eye mixes Wehmut and wehtut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Wehmut vs wehtut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wehmut is [ˈveːmuːt] while wehtut is [ˈveːˌtuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “Wehmut” becomes t in “wehtut”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wehmut is recorded at frequency rank #40,313, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːmuːt]. wehtut is at rank #34,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːˌtuːt].
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 74771, this pair ranks #324,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wehmut vs wehtut
Shared letters: ehtuw. Private to "Wehmut": m. Private to "wehtut": -.
"Wehmut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wehtut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wehmut" for "wehtut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wehmut" vs "wehtut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wehmut" and "wehtut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wehmut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehtut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wehmut" and "wehtut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wehmut vs wehmütig". 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 #324,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.