WeinesvsweisenWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#43,633
“Weines” frequency rank
#2,935
“weisen” frequency rank
46568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weines weisen
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein auf etwas zeigen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Weines and weisen apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Weines
6 ch
weisen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weines is [ˈvaɪ̯nəs] while weisen is [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Weines is recorded at frequency rank #43,633, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nəs]. weisen is at rank #2,935, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩].

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 46568, this pair ranks #1,314,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Weines vs weisen

Shared letters: einsw. Private to "Weines": -. Private to "weisen": -.

"Weines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "weisen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weinesewines · weiens · weiness · weinnes · weinse · wenies · wienes · wweines
  • weisenewisen · weiesn · weisenn · weisne · weissen · wesien · wweisen

Frequency comparison

Weines#43,633
weisen#2,935

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Weines" and "weisen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Weines" is a noun and "weisen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Weines" or "weisen"?
"weisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,935 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 Weines vs weisen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Weines”; for a verb, it's “weisen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Weines” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list