Which to use
“weitergehen” is a verb and “weitergehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,748
- “weitergehen” frequency rank
- #23,788
- “weitergehende” frequency rank
- 30536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitergehen | weitergehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich nach einem Stillstand wieder zu Fuß in Bewegung versetzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend |
Where the eye mixes weitergehen and weitergehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. weitergehen runs 11 letters (CVVCVCCVCVC) against weitergehende's 13 (CVVCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between weitergehen and weitergehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitergehen is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːən] while weitergehende is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “weitergehen” sits inside “weitergehende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitergehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,748, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːən]. weitergehende is at rank #23,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə].
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 30536, this pair ranks #1,745,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitergehen vs weitergehende
Shared letters: eghinrtw. Private to "weitergehen": -. Private to "weitergehende": d.
"weitergehen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVC · "weitergehende" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- weitergehen ← ewitergehen · weietrgehen · weitegrehen · weitereghen · weitergeehn · weitergehenn · weitergehhen · weitergehne
- weitergehende ← ewitergehende · weietrgehende · weitegrehende · weitereghende · weitergeehnde · weitergehedne · weitergehendde · weitergehened
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weitergehen" and "weitergehende" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "weitergehen" vs "weitergehende" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weitergehen" and "weitergehende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weitergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitergehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,745,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitergehen" and "weitergehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weitergehende vs weitergehenden". 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 #1,745,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.