Which to use
“weltweit” and “weltweites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,439
- “weltweit” frequency rank
- #37,307
- “weltweites” frequency rank
- 38746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weltweit | weltweites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die ganze Welt ausgedehnt; sich über die ganze Welt erstreckend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltweit |
Where the eye mixes weltweit and weltweites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. weltweit runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against weltweites's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: weltweit vs weltweites
A purely visual mix-up. weltweit ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯t]) and weltweites ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯təs]) 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 “weltweites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38746, 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]. weltweites is at rank #37,307, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛltvaɪ̯təs].
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 38746, this pair ranks #1,555,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weltweit vs weltweites
Shared letters: eiltw. Private to "weltweit": -. Private to "weltweites": s.
"weltweit" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "weltweites" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weltweit ← ewltweit · welltweit · weltewit · welttweit · weltweitt · weltweti · weltwiet · weltwweit
- weltweites ← ewltweites · welltweites · weltewites · welttweites · weltweiets · weltweitess · weltweitse · weltweittes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weltweit" and "weltweites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weltweit" or "weltweites"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weltweit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weltweites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weltweit" and "weltweites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weltweiter 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 #1,555,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.