Which to use
“weiter” and “weiterer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #168
- “weiter” frequency rank
- #1,794
- “weiterer” frequency rank
- 1962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weiter | weiterer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum bereits Vorhandenen noch dazukommend, hinzugefügt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weiter and weiterer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weiter vs weiterer
A purely visual mix-up. weiter ([ˈvaɪ̯tɐ]) and weiterer ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “weiter” sits inside “weiterer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weiter is recorded at frequency rank #168, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐ]. weiterer is at rank #1,794, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁɐ].
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 1962, this pair ranks #2,003,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weiter vs weiterer
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "weiter": -. Private to "weiterer": -.
"weiter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "weiterer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weiter" for "weiterer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weiter" vs "weiterer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiterer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weiter" and "weiterer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiter 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 #2,003,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.