# weisen vs wise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### weisen
*verb · IPA [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩] · frequency rank #2,935*
auf etwas zeigen

### wise
*adjective · IPA [waɪz] · frequency rank #35,561*
weise, klug

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