Which to use
“wehtun” and “wehtut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,018
- “wehtun” frequency rank
- #34,458
- “wehtut” frequency rank
- 62476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehtun | wehtut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schmerzen zufügen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs wehtun |
Where the eye mixes wehtun and wehtut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wehtun and wehtut follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wehtun vs wehtut
A purely visual mix-up. wehtun ([ˈveːˌtuːn]) and wehtut ([ˈveːˌtuːt]) 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 a single letter - n in “wehtun” becomes t in “wehtut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehtun is recorded at frequency rank #28,018, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːˌtuːn]. wehtut is at rank #34,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːˌtuːt].
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 62476, this pair ranks #711,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wehtun vs wehtut
Shared letters: ehtuw. Private to "wehtun": n. Private to "wehtut": -.
"wehtun" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wehtut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wehtun" for "wehtut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wehtun" or "wehtut"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wehtun" and "wehtut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehtun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehtut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #711,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehtun" and "wehtut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehte vs wehtut". 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 #711,551 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.