Which to use
“weigere” is a verb and “weiteren” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,366
- “weigere” frequency rank
- #575
- “weiteren” frequency rank
- 31941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigere | weiteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weigern | Verschiedene Flexionsformen des Adjektivs weiter, das selbst wiederum den Komparativ des Adjektivs weit darstellt: |
Where the eye mixes weigere and weiteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weigere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against weiteren's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: weigere vs weiteren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weigere is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə] while weiteren is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 31941, 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]. weiteren is at rank #575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁən].
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 31941, this pair ranks #1,717,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigere vs weiteren
Shared letters: eirw. Private to "weigere": g. Private to "weiteren": nt.
"weigere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weiteren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weigere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,717,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigere" and "weiteren" 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 #1,717,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.