Which to use
“wehte” is a verb and “Weiten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- #4,577
- “Weiten” frequency rank
- 50263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehte | Weiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weite |
Where the eye mixes wehte and Weiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wehte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Weiten's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wehte and Weiten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wehte is [ˈveːtə] while Weiten is [ˈvaɪ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehte is recorded at frequency rank #45,686, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə]. Weiten is at rank #4,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 50263, this pair ranks #1,180,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wehte vs Weiten
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wehte": h. Private to "Weiten": in.
"wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Weiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wehte" and "Weiten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wehte" vs "Weiten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Weiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,180,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehte" and "Weiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs wehte". 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 #1,180,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.