weiteresvsweitersTell them apart

Quick tell: weiteres is a adjective, weiters is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“weiteres” is an adjective and “weiters” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,577
“weiteres” frequency rank
#11,784
“weiters” frequency rank
13361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weiteres weiters
Definition Verschiedene Flexionsformen des Adjektivs weiter, das selbst wiederum den Komparativ des Adjektivs weit darstellt: außerdem

Where the eye mixes weiteres and weiters

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. weiteres runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against weiters's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
weiteres
7 ch
weiters

Why the eye confuses weiteres with weiters

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weiteres is [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs] while weiters is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐs]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weiteres is recorded at frequency rank #1,577, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təʁəs]. weiters is at rank #11,784, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐs].

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 13361, this pair ranks #1,958,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of weiteres vs weiters

Shared letters: eirstw. Private to "weiteres": -. Private to "weiters": -.

"weiteres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "weiters" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weiteres ← ewiteres · weietres · weiteers · weiteress · weiterres · weiterse · weitrees · weitteres
  • weiters ← ewiters · weietrs · weiterrs · weiterss · weitesr · weitres · weitters · wetiers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weiteres" for "weiters" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weiteres" is an adjective and "weiters" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "weiteres" or "weiters"?
"weiteres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,577 in our German list, against #11,784 for "weiters". 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 "weiteres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "weiters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weiteres" and "weiters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiters 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 #1,958,488 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