Which to use
“weltweit” and “weltweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,439
- “weltweit” frequency rank
- #8,157
- “weltweiten” frequency rank
- 9596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weltweit | weltweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die ganze Welt ausgedehnt; sich über die ganze Welt erstreckend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weltweit |
Where the eye mixes weltweit and weltweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. weltweit runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against weltweiten's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between weltweit and weltweiten
A purely visual mix-up. weltweit ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯t]) and weltweiten ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “weltweit” sits inside “weltweiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weltweit is recorded at frequency rank #1,439, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛltvaɪ̯t]. weltweiten is at rank #8,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 9596, this pair ranks #1,979,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weltweit vs weltweiten
Shared letters: eiltw. Private to "weltweit": -. Private to "weltweiten": n.
"weltweit" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "weltweiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weltweit ← ewltweit · welltweit · weltewit · welttweit · weltweitt · weltweti · weltwiet · weltwweit
- weltweiten ← ewltweiten · welltweiten · weltewiten · welttweiten · weltweietn · weltweitenn · weltweitne · weltweitten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weltweit" and "weltweiten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weltweit" or "weltweiten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weltweit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weltweiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weltweit" and "weltweiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weltweiten vs weltweites". 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 #1,979,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.