Which to use
“weinte” is a verb and “weites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,791
- “weinte” frequency rank
- #28,019
- “weites” frequency rank
- 48810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weinte | weites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weinte and weites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weinte and weites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weinte is [ˈvaɪ̯ntə] while weites is [ˈvaɪ̯təs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weinte is recorded at frequency rank #20,791, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ntə]. weites is at rank #28,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təs].
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 48810, this pair ranks #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weinte vs weites
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weinte": n. Private to "weites": s.
"weinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "weites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weinte" and "weites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "weinte" or "weites" show up more?
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 "weinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weinte" and "weites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weites vs writer". 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 #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.