Which to use
“weigere” and “weigern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,366
- “weigere” frequency rank
- #18,760
- “weigern” frequency rank
- 50126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigere | weigern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weigern | ablehnen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes weigere and weigern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weigere (CVVCVCV) and weigern (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses weigere with weigern
A purely visual mix-up. weigere ([ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]) and weigern ([ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn]) 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 - e in “weigere” becomes n in “weigern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weigere is recorded at frequency rank #31,366, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]. weigern is at rank #18,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn].
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 50126, this pair ranks #1,185,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weigere vs weigern
Shared letters: egirw. Private to "weigere": -. Private to "weigern": n.
"weigere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weigern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weigere" and "weigern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "weigere" or "weigern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weigere" and "weigern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weigere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weigern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,185,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigere" and "weigern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weigere vs weigerten". 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 #1,185,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.