Which to use
“weilt” and “well” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,478
- “weilt” frequency rank
- #9,299
- “well” frequency rank
- 37777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weilt | well |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weilen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wellen |
Where the eye mixes weilt and well
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. weilt runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against well's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses weilt with well
A purely visual mix-up. weilt ([vaɪ̯lt]) and well ([vɛl]) 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 37777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weilt is recorded at frequency rank #28,478, classified as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯lt]. well is at rank #9,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛl].
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 37777, this pair ranks #1,581,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weilt vs well
Shared letters: elw. Private to "weilt": it. Private to "well": -.
"weilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "well" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weilt" for "well" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "weilt" or "well" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "well" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weilt" and "well" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weilt vs went". 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 #1,581,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.