Which to use
“weight” is a noun and “weitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,574
- “weight” frequency rank
- #25,398
- “weitet” frequency rank
- 66972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weight | weitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Körper-)Gewicht | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten |
Where the eye mixes weight and weitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weight and weitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weight is [weɪt] while weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66972, 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]. weitet is at rank #25,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tət].
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 66972, this pair ranks #555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weight vs weitet
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weight": gh. Private to "weitet": -.
"weight" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weight" and "weitet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weight" or "weitet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weight" and "weitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weight" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weight" and "weitet" 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 #555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.