Which to use
“weigern” is a verb and “weitere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,760
- “weigern” frequency rank
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- 19064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigern | weitere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ablehnen, etwas zu tun | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weigern and weitere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. weigern (CVVCVCC) and weitere (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses weigern with weitere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weigern is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn] while weitere is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weigern is recorded at frequency rank #18,760, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn]. 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 19064, this pair ranks #1,912,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigern vs weitere
Shared letters: eirw. Private to "weigern": gn. Private to "weitere": t.
"weigern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weigern" for "weitere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weigern" vs "weitere" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weigern" 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 #1,912,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigern" and "weitere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weigern vs weilen". 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 #1,912,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.