weiltevsWeineTell them apart

Quick tell: weilte is a verb, Weine is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“weilte” is a verb and “Weine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,422
“weilte” frequency rank
#5,898
“Weine” frequency rank
35320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weilte Weine
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wein

Where the eye mixes weilte and Weine

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
weilte
5 ch
Weine

Look-alike desk: weilte vs Weine

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weilte is [ˈvaɪ̯ltə] while Weine is [ˈvaɪ̯nə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weilte is recorded at frequency rank #29,422, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ltə]. Weine is at rank #5,898, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nə].

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 35320, this pair ranks #1,642,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of weilte vs Weine

Shared letters: eiw. Private to "weilte": lt. Private to "Weine": n.

"weilte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "Weine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weilteewilte · weilet · weillte · weiltte · weitle · welite · wielte · wweilte
  • Weineewine · weien · wenie · wiene · wweine

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weilte" and "Weine" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weilte" is a verb and "Weine" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "weilte" or "Weine"?
"Weine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,898 in our German list, against #29,422 for "weilte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "weilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Weine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,642,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weilte" and "Weine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weilte vs welke". 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 #1,642,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list