weightvsWeingutWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“weight” and “Weingut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,574
“weight” frequency rank
#18,435
“Weingut” frequency rank
60009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weight Weingut
Definition (Körper-)Gewicht Betrieb, der Wein an- und ausbaut

Where the eye mixes weight and Weingut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
weight
7 ch
Weingut

Visual trap between weight and Weingut

A purely visual mix-up. weight ([weɪt]) and Weingut ([ˈvaɪ̯nˌɡuːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60009, 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]. Weingut is at rank #18,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nˌɡuːt].

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 60009, this pair ranks #803,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weight vs Weingut

Shared letters: egitw. Private to "weight": h. Private to "Weingut": nu.

"weight" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC  ·  "Weingut" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weightewight · wegiht · weigght · weighht · weightt · weigth · weihgt · wieght
  • Weingutewingut · weignut · weinggut · weingtu · weingutt · weinngut · weinugt · wenigut

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weight" for "Weingut" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([weɪt] versus [ˈvaɪ̯nˌɡuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "weight" vs "Weingut" - which ranks higher?
"Weingut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,435 in our German list, against #41,574 for "weight". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "Weingut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #803,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weight" and "Weingut" 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 #803,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list