Which to use
“weinte” and “witte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,791
- “weinte” frequency rank
- #26,252
- “witte” frequency rank
- 47043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weinte | witte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen | Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen |
Where the eye mixes weinte and witte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weinte vs witte
A purely visual mix-up. weinte ([ˈvaɪ̯ntə]) and witte ([ˈvɪtə]) 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 47043, 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]. witte is at rank #26,252, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtə].
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 47043, this pair ranks #1,298,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weinte vs witte
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weinte": n. Private to "witte": -.
"weinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "witte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weinte" and "witte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weinte" vs "witte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weinte" and "witte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,298,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weinte" and "witte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs witte". 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 #1,298,166 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.