weinen vs Weines, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#3,862
“weinen” frequency rank: #43,633
“Weines” frequency rank: 47495
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	weinen	Weines
Definition	Tränen vergießen	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set weinen and Weines apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

weinen

6 ch

Weines

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weinen is [ˈvaɪ̯nən] while Weines is [ˈvaɪ̯nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “weinen” becomes s in “Weines”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weinen is recorded at frequency rank #3,862, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nən]. Weines is at rank #43,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nəs].

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 47495, this pair ranks #1,282,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weinen vs Weines

Shared letters: einw. Private to "weinen": -. Private to "Weines": s.

"weinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Weines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

weinen ← ewinen · weienn · weinenn · weinne · weinnen · wenien · wienen · wweinen
Weines ← ewines · weiens · weiness · weinnes · weinse · wenies · wienes · wweines

Frequency comparison

weinen#3,862

Weines#43,633

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weinen" and "Weines" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weinen" is a verb and "Weines" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "weinen" or "Weines"?

"weinen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,862 in our German list, against #43,633 for "Weines". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering weinen vs Weines

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “weinen”; for a noun, it's “Weines”.
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