Which to use
“weilte” and “weitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,422
- “weilte” frequency rank
- #25,398
- “weitet” frequency rank
- 54820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weilte | weitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten |
Where the eye mixes weilte and weitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. weilte (CVVCCV) and weitet (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between weilte and weitet
A purely visual mix-up. weilte ([ˈvaɪ̯ltə]) and weitet ([ˈvaɪ̯tət]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54820, 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]. weitet is at rank #25,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tət].
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 54820, this pair ranks #1,003,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weilte vs weitet
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weilte": l. Private to "weitet": -.
"weilte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weilte" and "weitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weilte" vs "weitet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weilte" and "weitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,003,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weilte" and "weitet" 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 #1,003,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.