Which to use
“weicht” is a verb and “weit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,994
- “weicht” frequency rank
- #355
- “weit” frequency rank
- 15349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weicht | weit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs weichen | (flächenhaft) ausgedehnt |
Where the eye mixes weicht and weit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weicht vs weit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weicht is [vaɪ̯çt] while weit is [vaɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weicht is recorded at frequency rank #14,994, classified as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯çt]. weit is at rank #355, tagged as anadj, pronounced [vaɪ̯t].
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 15349, this pair ranks #1,944,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weicht vs weit
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weicht": ch. Private to "weit": -.
"weicht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "weit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weicht" for "weit" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "weicht" or "weit" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weicht" and "weit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weicht" and "weit" 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 #1,944,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.