Which to use
“weitere” and “weiterem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- #27,567
- “weiterem” frequency rank
- 27871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitere | weiterem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weitere and weiterem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. weitere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against weiterem's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between weitere and weiterem
A purely visual mix-up. weitere ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]) and weiterem ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁəm]) 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) - “weitere” sits inside “weiterem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. weiterem is at rank #27,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəm].
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 27871, this pair ranks #1,794,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitere vs weiterem
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "weitere": -. Private to "weiterem": m.
"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weiterem" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weitere" and "weiterem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weitere" vs "weiterem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weitere" and "weiterem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weitere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiterem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitere" and "weiterem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weigere vs weiterem". 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 #1,794,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.