Which to use
“weitere” is an adjective and “weitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- #25,398
- “weitet” frequency rank
- 25702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitere | weitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten |
Where the eye mixes weitere and weitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weitere and weitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitere is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə] while weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. weitet is at rank #25,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tət].
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 25702, this pair ranks #1,829,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitere vs weitet
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weitere": r. Private to "weitet": -.
"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weitere" for "weitet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weitere" vs "weitet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "weitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitere" and "weitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weitet 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 #1,829,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.