Which to use
“weight” is a noun and “weilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,574
- “weight” frequency rank
- #28,478
- “weilt” frequency rank
- 70052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weight | weilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Körper-)Gewicht | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weilen |
Where the eye mixes weight and weilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses weight with weilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weight is [weɪt] while weilt is [vaɪ̯lt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weight is recorded at frequency rank #41,574, classified as anoun, pronounced [weɪt]. weilt is at rank #28,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯lt].
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 70052, this pair ranks #457,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weight vs weilt
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weight": gh. Private to "weilt": l.
"weight" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "weilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weight" for "weilt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "weight" or "weilt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weight" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weight" and "weilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weight vs Wicht". 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 #457,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.