Which to use
“Weile” is a noun and “weites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,093
- “Weile” frequency rank
- #28,019
- “weites” frequency rank
- 31112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weile | weites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unbestimmte, kürzere Zeitdauer | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes Weile and weites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Weile runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against weites's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Weile vs weites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weile is [ˈvaɪ̯lə] while weites is [ˈvaɪ̯təs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weile is recorded at frequency rank #3,093, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯lə]. weites is at rank #28,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təs].
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 31112, this pair ranks #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Weile vs weites
Shared letters: eiw. Private to "Weile": l. Private to "weites": st.
"Weile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "weites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Weile" and "weites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Weile" vs "weites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Weile" and "weites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Weile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weile" and "weites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weites vs writer". 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 #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.