Which to use
“weiterer” and “weiteres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,794
- “weiterer” frequency rank
- #1,577
- “weiteres” frequency rank
- 3371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weiterer | weiteres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weit | Verschiedene Flexionsformen des Adjektivs weiter, das selbst wiederum den Komparativ des Adjektivs weit darstellt: |
Where the eye mixes weiterer and weiteres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weiterer and weiteres
A purely visual mix-up. weiterer ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁɐ]) and weiteres ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “weiterer” becomes s in “weiteres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weiterer is recorded at frequency rank #1,794, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁɐ]. weiteres is at rank #1,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs].
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 3371, this pair ranks #2,000,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weiterer vs weiteres
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "weiterer": -. Private to "weiteres": s.
"weiterer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "weiteres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weiterer" for "weiteres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weiterer" or "weiteres"?
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 "weiterer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiteres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weiterer" and "weiteres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weigere vs weiterer". 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 #2,000,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.