weiterevswettertWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: weitere is a adjective, wettert is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“weitere” is an adjective and “wettert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#304
“weitere” frequency rank
#47,130
“wettert” frequency rank
47434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weitere wettert
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wettern

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set weitere and wettert apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
weitere
7 ch
wettert

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitere is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə] while wettert is [ˈvɛtɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weitere is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁə]. wettert is at rank #47,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛtɐt].

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 47434, this pair ranks #1,284,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weitere vs wettert

Shared letters: ertw. Private to "weitere": i. Private to "wettert": -.

"weitere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "wettert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weitereewitere · weietre · weiteer · weiterre · weitree · weittere · wetiere · wietere
  • wettertewttert · wetert · wetetrt · wetterrt · wettertt · wettetr · wettret · wtetert

Frequency comparison

weitere#304
wettert#47,130

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weitere" and "wettert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weitere" is an adjective and "wettert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "weitere" or "wettert"?
"weitere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #304 in our German list, against #47,130 for "wettert". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering weitere vs wettert

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “weitere”; for a verb, it's “wettert”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “weitere” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list