weitetvsWeizenTell them apart

Quick tell: weitet is a verb, Weizen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“weitet” is a verb and “Weizen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,398
“weitet” frequency rank
#11,154
“Weizen” frequency rank
36552
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weitet Weizen
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten eine Getreideart (Triticum, speziell T. aestivum)

Where the eye mixes weitet and Weizen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
weitet
6 ch
Weizen

Look-alike desk: weitet vs Weizen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət] while Weizen is [ˈvaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weitet is recorded at frequency rank #25,398, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tət]. Weizen is at rank #11,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯t͡sn̩].

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 36552, this pair ranks #1,612,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of weitet vs Weizen

Shared letters: eiw. Private to "weitet": t. Private to "Weizen": nz.

"weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Weizen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weitetewitet · weiett · weitett · weittet · wetiet · wietet · wweitet
  • Weizenewizen · weiezn · weizenn · weizne · weizzen · wezien · wiezen · wweizen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "weitet" for "Weizen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "weitet" is a verb and "Weizen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "weitet" vs "Weizen" - which ranks higher?
"Weizen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,154 in our German list, against #25,398 for "weitet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "weitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Weizen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,612,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weitet" and "Weizen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weitet 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 #1,612,689 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