WeinesvsweitetWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#43,633
“Weines” frequency rank
#25,398
“weitet” frequency rank
69031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weines weitet
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten

Where the eye mixes Weines and weitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Weines and weitet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Weines
6 ch
weitet

Look-alike desk: Weines vs weitet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weines is [ˈvaɪ̯nəs] while weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69031, 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]. 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 69031, this pair ranks #489,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Weines vs weitet

Shared letters: eiw. Private to "Weines": ns. Private to "weitet": t.

"Weines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weines ← ewines · weiens · weiness · weinnes · weinse · wenies · wienes · wweines
  • weitet ← ewitet · weiett · weitett · weittet · wetiet · wietet · wweitet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Weines" for "weitet" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Weines" is a noun and "weitet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Weines" vs "weitet" - which ranks higher?
"weitet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,398 in our German list, against #43,633 for "Weines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Weines" 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 #489,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weines" and "weitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weines vs Weins". 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 #489,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list