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“Weiber” and “Weibern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,547
“Weiber” frequency rank
#30,866
“Weibern” frequency rank
38413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weiber Weibern
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weib Dativ Plural des Substantivs Weib

Where the eye mixes Weiber and Weibern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Weiber
7 ch
Weibern

Look-alike desk: Weiber vs Weibern

A purely visual mix-up. Weiber ([ˈvaɪ̯bɐ]) and Weibern ([ˈvaɪ̯bɐn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Weiber” sits inside “Weibern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Weiber is recorded at frequency rank #7,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯bɐ]. Weibern is at rank #30,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯bɐn].

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 38413, this pair ranks #1,564,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Weiber vs Weibern

Shared letters: beirw. Private to "Weiber": -. Private to "Weibern": n.

"Weiber" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Weibern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weiberewiber · webier · weibber · weiberr · weibre · weiebr · wieber · wweiber
  • Weibernewibern · webiern · weibbern · weibenr · weibernn · weiberrn · weibren · weiebrn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Weiber" and "Weibern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯bɐ] versus [ˈvaɪ̯bɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Weiber" or "Weibern"?
"Weiber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,547 in our German list, against #30,866 for "Weibern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Weiber" and "Weibern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Weiber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Weibern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,564,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weiber" and "Weibern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weibern vs weilen". 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 #1,564,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list