Which to use
“wehrt” and “weint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,777
- “wehrt” frequency rank
- #8,809
- “weint” frequency rank
- 19586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehrt | weint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weinen |
Where the eye mixes wehrt and weint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wehrt and weint
A purely visual mix-up. wehrt ([veːɐ̯t]) and weint ([vaɪ̯nt]) 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 19586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehrt is recorded at frequency rank #10,777, classified as averb, pronounced [veːɐ̯t]. weint is at rank #8,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯nt].
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 19586, this pair ranks #1,906,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wehrt vs weint
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wehrt": hr. Private to "weint": in.
"wehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "weint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wehrt" for "weint" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wehrt" vs "weint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wehrt" and "weint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehrt" and "weint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehrt 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 #1,906,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.