Which to use
“weites” is an adjective and “weitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,019
- “weites” frequency rank
- #25,398
- “weitet” frequency rank
- 53417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weites | weitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten |
Where the eye mixes weites and weitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weites vs weitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weites is [ˈvaɪ̯təs] while weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “weites” becomes t in “weitet”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weites is recorded at frequency rank #28,019, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯təs]. weitet is at rank #25,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tət].
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 53417, this pair ranks #1,058,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weites vs weitet
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "weites": s. Private to "weitet": -.
"weites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weites" for "weitet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weites" or "weitet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "weites" and "weitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,058,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weites" and "weitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weites 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 #1,058,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.