Which to use
“weitere” and “weites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- #28,019
- “weites” frequency rank
- 28323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitere | weites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit |
Where the eye mixes weitere and weites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses weitere with weites
A purely visual mix-up. weitere ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]) and weites ([ˈvaɪ̯təs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. weites is at rank #28,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təs].
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 28323, this pair ranks #1,786,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitere vs weites
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weitere": r. Private to "weites": s.
"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weitere" for "weites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weitere" vs "weites" - 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 "weitere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitere" and "weites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weites 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 #1,786,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.