Which to use
“weitet” is a verb and “Wetter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,398
- “weitet” frequency rank
- #1,496
- “Wetter” frequency rank
- 26894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitet | Wetter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weiten | aktueller Zustand der Atmosphäre an einem bestimmten Ort und zu einer bestimmten Zeit |
Where the eye mixes weitet and Wetter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weitet vs Wetter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weitet is [ˈvaɪ̯tət] while Wetter is [ˈvɛtɐ]. 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 26894, 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]. Wetter is at rank #1,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛtɐ].
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 26894, this pair ranks #1,810,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weitet vs Wetter
Shared letters: etw. Private to "weitet": i. Private to "Wetter": r.
"weitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Wetter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weitet" and "Wetter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weitet" or "Wetter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weitet" and "Wetter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wetter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitet" and "Wetter" 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 #1,810,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.