Which to use
“weicher” and “weiches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,765
- “weicher” frequency rank
- #28,477
- “weiches” frequency rank
- 48242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weicher | weiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich |
Where the eye mixes weicher and weiches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weicher and weiches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses weicher with weiches
A purely visual mix-up. weicher ([ˈvaɪ̯çɐ]) and weiches ([ˈvaɪ̯çəs]) 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 - r in “weicher” becomes s in “weiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weicher is recorded at frequency rank #19,765, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯çɐ]. weiches is at rank #28,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯çəs].
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 48242, this pair ranks #1,255,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weicher vs weiches
Shared letters: cehiw. Private to "weicher": r. Private to "weiches": s.
"weicher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weiches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weicher" and "weiches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weicher" vs "weiches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "weicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,255,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weicher" and "weiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiches vs Weines". 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 #1,255,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.