weit
German, adjective/vaɪ̯t/
weit is a German adjective meaning “wide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(flächenhaft) ausgedehnt”.
What does weit mean in English?
adjective
- 1
wide
- 2
large
- 3
far, distant (of the past or future)
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft.
- 4
Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen.
adverb
- 1
far
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. (flächenhaft) ausgedehnt 2. entfernt 3. (in eine Richtung, vorzugsweise die Breite) ausgedehnt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of weit
- weiter masculine nominative singular
- am weitesten superlative
- weite feminine nominative singular
- weites neuter nominative singular
- weiten genitive masculine singular
- weitem dative masculine singular
- der weite definite includes-article masculine
- die weite definite feminine includes-article
- das weite definite includes-article neuter
- die weiten definite includes-article nominative
- des weiten definite genitive includes-article
- der weiten definite feminine genitive
- dem weiten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce weit?
- /vaɪ̯t/
- [vaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to weit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is weit in German?
weit appears 251 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).