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“weilte” and “wollte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,422
- “weilte” frequency rank
- #298
- “wollte” frequency rank
- 29720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weilte | wollte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Where the eye mixes weilte and wollte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. weilte (CVVCCV) and wollte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: weilte vs wollte
A purely visual mix-up. weilte ([ˈvaɪ̯ltə]) and wollte ([ˈvɔltə]) 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 29720, 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]. wollte is at rank #298, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɔltə].
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 29720, this pair ranks #1,761,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weilte vs wollte
Shared letters: eltw. Private to "weilte": i. Private to "wollte": o.
"weilte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "wollte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wollte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weilte" and "wollte" 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 #1,761,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.