Which to use
“Weins” is a noun and “weinte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,627
- “Weins” frequency rank
- #20,791
- “weinte” frequency rank
- 69418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weins | weinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen |
Where the eye mixes Weins and weinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Weins runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against weinte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Weins vs weinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weins is [vaɪ̯ns] while weinte is [ˈvaɪ̯ntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weins is recorded at frequency rank #48,627, classified as anoun, pronounced [vaɪ̯ns]. weinte is at rank #20,791, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ntə].
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 69418, this pair ranks #477,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Weins vs weinte
Shared letters: einw. Private to "Weins": s. Private to "weinte": t.
"Weins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "weinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Weins" for "weinte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Weins" or "weinte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Weins" and "weinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Weins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weins" and "weinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weins 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 #477,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.