Which to use
“weinen” and “weint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,862
- “weinen” frequency rank
- #8,809
- “weint” frequency rank
- 12671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weinen | weint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tränen vergießen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weinen |
Where the eye mixes weinen and weint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weinen and weint
A purely visual mix-up. weinen ([ˈvaɪ̯nən]) and weint ([vaɪ̯nt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12671, 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]. weint is at rank #8,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaɪ̯nt].
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 12671, this pair ranks #1,962,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weinen vs weint
Shared letters: einw. Private to "weinen": -. Private to "weint": t.
"weinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "weint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weinen" and "weint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "weinen" or "weint" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "weinen" and "weint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weinen" and "weint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weint 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 #1,962,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.