Which to use
“weinte” is a verb and “Winter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,791
- “weinte” frequency rank
- #1,249
- “Winter” frequency rank
- 22040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weinte | Winter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen | Jahreszeit nach dem Herbst und vor dem Frühling, auf der nördlichen Halbkugel Zeit von Dezember bis März |
Where the eye mixes weinte and Winter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weinte vs Winter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weinte is [ˈvaɪ̯ntə] while Winter is [ˈvɪntɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22040, 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]. Winter is at rank #1,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪntɐ].
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 22040, this pair ranks #1,879,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weinte vs Winter
Shared letters: eintw. Private to "weinte": -. Private to "Winter": r.
"weinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Winter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weinte" for "Winter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "weinte" or "Winter" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Winter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weinte" and "Winter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weinte 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 #1,879,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.