weiterervsweiteresConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
weiterer
8 ch
weiteres

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

  • weitererewiterer · weietrer · weiteerr · weitererr · weiterrer · weitreer · weitterer · wetierer
  • weiteresewiteres · weietres · weiteers · weiteress · weiterres · weiterse · weitrees · weitteres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weiterer" for "weiteres" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯təʁɐ] versus [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "weiterer" or "weiteres"?
"weiteres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,577 in our German list, against #1,794 for "weiterer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list