# weis vs were

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### weis
*verb · IPA [vaɪ̯s] · frequency rank #7,848*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weisen

### were
*verb · IPA [wɜː] · frequency rank #13,071*
2. Person Singular simple past des Verbs be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/weis-vs-were