Which to use
“wehte” is a verb and “weites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- #28,019
- “weites” frequency rank
- 73705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehte | weites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes wehte and weites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wehte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against weites's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wehte vs weites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wehte is [ˈveːtə] while weites is [ˈvaɪ̯təs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73705, 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]. weites is at rank #28,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təs].
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 73705, this pair ranks #353,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wehte vs weites
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wehte": h. Private to "weites": is.
"wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "weites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wehte" and "weites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wehte" or "weites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehte" and "weites" 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 #353,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.