Which to use
“weht” and “wohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,634
- “weht” frequency rank
- #3,163
- “wohnt” frequency rank
- 15797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weht | wohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wohnen |
Where the eye mixes weht and wohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. weht runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wohnt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between weht and wohnt
A purely visual mix-up. weht ([veːt]) and wohnt ([voːnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weht is recorded at frequency rank #12,634, classified as averb, pronounced [veːt]. wohnt is at rank #3,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [voːnt].
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 15797, this pair ranks #1,941,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weht vs wohnt
Shared letters: htw. Private to "weht": e. Private to "wohnt": no.
"weht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weht" and "wohnt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weht" or "wohnt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "weht" and "wohnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weht" and "wohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weht 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 #1,941,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.