# Weile vs well

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Weile
*noun · IPA [ˈvaɪ̯lə] · frequency rank #3,093*
unbestimmte, kürzere Zeitdauer

### well
*verb · IPA [vɛl] · frequency rank #9,299*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wellen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/weile-vs-well