Which to use
“wehte” and “write” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- #38,531
- “write” frequency rank
- 84217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehte | write |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen | (Symbole, Buchstaben, Wörter) auf einer Fläche zeichnen, formen, zum Beispiel mit einem Bleistift |
Where the eye mixes wehte and write
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wehte (CVCCV) and write (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: wehte vs write
A purely visual mix-up. wehte ([ˈveːtə]) and write ([ɹaɪt]) 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 84217, 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]. write is at rank #38,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɹaɪt].
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 84217, this pair ranks #127,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wehte vs write
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wehte": h. Private to "write": ir.
"wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "write" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wehte" and "write" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wehte" or "write" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wehte" and "write" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "write" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehte" and "write" 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 #127,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.