Which to use
“weichen” and “weicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,396
- “weichen” frequency rank
- #14,994
- “weicht” frequency rank
- 19390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weichen | weicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich entfernen, weggehen/Platz machen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs weichen |
Where the eye mixes weichen and weicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weichen and weicht
A purely visual mix-up. weichen ([ˈvaɪ̯çn̩]) and weicht ([vaɪ̯çt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weichen is recorded at frequency rank #4,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯çn̩]. weicht is at rank #14,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯çt].
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 19390, this pair ranks #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weichen vs weicht
Shared letters: cehiw. Private to "weichen": n. Private to "weicht": t.
"weichen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weicht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weichen" and "weicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weichen" or "weicht"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "weichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weichen" and "weicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weicht vs wichst". 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 #1,908,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.