Which to use
“weigert” and “weigerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,274
- “weigert” frequency rank
- #16,325
- “weigerte” frequency rank
- 29599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigert | weigerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weigern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern |
Where the eye mixes weigert and weigerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weigert vs weigerte
A purely visual mix-up. weigert ([ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt]) and weigerte ([ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “weigert” sits inside “weigerte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weigert is recorded at frequency rank #13,274, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt]. weigerte is at rank #16,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə].
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 29599, this pair ranks #1,763,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigert vs weigerte
Shared letters: egirtw. Private to "weigert": -. Private to "weigerte": -.
"weigert" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "weigerte" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weigert" and "weigerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weigert" or "weigerte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weigert" and "weigerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weigert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weigerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigert" and "weigerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weigert vs wettert". 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 #1,763,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.