Which to use
“weiter” and “weitere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #168
- “weiter” frequency rank
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- 472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weiter | weitere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum bereits Vorhandenen noch dazukommend, hinzugefügt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weiter and weitere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weiter and weitere
A purely visual mix-up. weiter ([ˈvaɪ̯tɐ]) and weitere ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “weiter” sits inside “weitere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weiter is recorded at frequency rank #168, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐ]. weitere is at rank #304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə].
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 472, this pair ranks #2,005,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weiter vs weitere
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "weiter": -. Private to "weitere": -.
"weiter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weiter" and "weitere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "weiter" or "weitere" 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 "weiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weiter" and "weitere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weitere 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 #2,005,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.