WeinsvswineTell them apart

Which to use

“Weins” and “wine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,627
“Weins” frequency rank
#25,401
“wine” frequency rank
74028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weins wine
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein Wein

Where the eye mixes Weins and wine

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Weins
4 ch
wine

Look-alike desk: Weins vs wine

A purely visual mix-up. Weins ([vaɪ̯ns]) and wine ([waɪn]) 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 74028, 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]. wine is at rank #25,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [waɪn].

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 74028, this pair ranks #344,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Weins vs wine

Shared letters: einw. Private to "Weins": s. Private to "wine": -.

"Weins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "wine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weinsewins · weinns · weinss · wenis · wweins
  • wineiwne · winne · wnie · wwine

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Weins" for "wine" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([vaɪ̯ns] versus [waɪn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Weins" vs "wine" - which ranks higher?
"wine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,401 in our German list, against #48,627 for "Weins". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Weins" and "wine" 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 "wine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #344,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weins" and "wine" 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 #344,331 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