Which to use
“weilt” and “wollt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,478
- “weilt” frequency rank
- #1,718
- “wollt” frequency rank
- 30196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weilt | wollt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weilen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Where the eye mixes weilt and wollt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. weilt (CVVCC) and wollt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: weilt vs wollt
A purely visual mix-up. weilt ([vaɪ̯lt]) and wollt ([vɔlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30196, 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]. wollt is at rank #1,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɔlt].
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 30196, this pair ranks #1,752,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weilt vs wollt
Shared letters: ltw. Private to "weilt": ei. Private to "wollt": o.
"weilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "wollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weilt" and "wollt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "weilt" vs "wollt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weilt" and "wollt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weilt" and "wollt" 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 #1,752,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.