Which to use
“weitere” is an adjective and “Welterbe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #304
- “weitere” frequency rank
- #32,864
- “Welterbe” frequency rank
- 33168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitere | Welterbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | Gesamtheit besonders bedeutsamer Stätten/Gebiete für die Menschheits- oder Erdgeschichte (erfasst und unterstützt von der UNESCO) |
Where the eye mixes weitere and Welterbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. weitere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against Welterbe's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between weitere and Welterbe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitere is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə] while Welterbe is [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. Welterbe is at rank #32,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə].
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 33168, this pair ranks #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitere vs Welterbe
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "weitere": i. Private to "Welterbe": bl.
"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "Welterbe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weitere" and "Welterbe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weitere" or "Welterbe"?
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 "Welterbe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitere" and "Welterbe" 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 #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.