Which to use
“weitere” and “weiterer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- #1,794
- “weiterer” frequency rank
- 2098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitere | weiterer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weitere and weiterer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weitere and weiterer
A purely visual mix-up. weitere ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “weitere” sits inside “weiterer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. 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 2098, this pair ranks #2,003,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitere vs weiterer
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "weitere": -. Private to "weiterer": -.
"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weiterer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weitere" and "weiterer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weitere" or "weiterer"?
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 "weitere" 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 #2,003,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitere" and "weiterer" 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 #2,003,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.