Which to use
“weigere” is a verb and “weiteres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,366
- “weigere” frequency rank
- #1,577
- “weiteres” frequency rank
- 32943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigere | weiteres |
|---|---|---|
| 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 weiteres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weigere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against weiteres's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses weigere with weiteres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weigere is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə] while weiteres is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs]. 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 32943, 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]. weiteres is at rank #1,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs].
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 32943, this pair ranks #1,696,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigere vs weiteres
Shared letters: eirw. Private to "weigere": g. Private to "weiteres": st.
"weigere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weiteres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weigere" and "weiteres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "weigere" vs "weiteres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weigere" and "weiteres" 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 "weiteres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,696,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigere" and "weiteres" 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 #1,696,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.