Which to use
“weigere” is a verb and “weitere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,366
- “weigere” frequency rank
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- 31670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigere | weitere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weigern | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weigere and weitere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weigere and weitere follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses weigere with weitere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weigere is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə] while weitere is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “weigere” becomes t in “weitere”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31670, 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]. weitere is at rank #304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə].
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 31670, this pair ranks #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigere vs weitere
Shared letters: eirw. Private to "weigere": g. Private to "weitere": t.
"weigere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weigere" and "weitere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weigere" vs "weitere" - 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 "weigere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigere" and "weitere" 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 #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.