Which to use
“weitläufig” and “weitläufige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,366
- “weitläufig” frequency rank
- #40,315
- “weitläufige” frequency rank
- 84681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitläufig | weitläufige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlich ausgedehnt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitläufig |
Where the eye mixes weitläufig and weitläufige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. weitläufig ([ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]) and weitläufige ([ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “weitläufig” sits inside “weitläufige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitläufig is recorded at frequency rank #44,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]. weitläufige is at rank #40,315, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə].
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 84681, this pair ranks #119,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weitläufig vs weitläufige
Shared letters: efgiltuwä. Private to "weitläufig": -. Private to "weitläufige": -.
"weitläufig" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC · "weitläufige" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV