Which to use
“weigert” is a verb and “weniger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,274
- “weigert” frequency rank
- #342
- “weniger” frequency rank
- 13616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weigert | weniger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weigern | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig |
Where the eye mixes weigert and weniger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weigert (CVVCVCC) and weniger (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between weigert and weniger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weigert is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt] while weniger is [ˈveːnɪɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 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 13616, 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]. weniger is at rank #342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːnɪɡɐ].
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 13616, this pair ranks #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weigert vs weniger
Shared letters: egirw. Private to "weigert": t. Private to "weniger": n.
"weigert" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "weniger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weigert" for "weniger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weigert" or "weniger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weigert" and "weniger" 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 "weniger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weigert" and "weniger" 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 #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.