weitersvswettertWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: weiters is a adverb, wettert is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#11,784
“weiters” frequency rank
#47,130
“wettert” frequency rank
58914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weiters wettert
Definition außerdem 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wettern

Where the eye mixes weiters and wettert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. weiters (CVVCVCC) and wettert (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
weiters
7 ch
wettert

Visual trap between weiters and wettert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weiters is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐs] while wettert is [ˈvɛtɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weiters is recorded at frequency rank #11,784, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐs]. wettert is at rank #47,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛtɐt].

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 58914, this pair ranks #844,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weiters vs wettert

Shared letters: ertw. Private to "weiters": is. Private to "wettert": -.

"weiters" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "wettert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weiters ← ewiters · weietrs · weiterrs · weiterss · weitesr · weitres · weitters · wetiers
  • wettert ← ewttert · wetert · wetetrt · wetterrt · wettertt · wettetr · wettret · wtetert

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weiters" for "wettert" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weiters" is an adverb and "wettert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "weiters" or "wettert"?
"weiters" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,784 in our German list, against #47,130 for "wettert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "weiters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wettert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #844,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weiters" and "wettert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "werter vs wettert". 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 #844,501 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