weltweitevsweltweitenTell them apart

Which to use

“weltweite” and “weltweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,486
“weltweite” frequency rank
#8,157
“weltweiten” frequency rank
17643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weltweite weltweiten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltweit Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weltweit

Where the eye mixes weltweite and weltweiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. weltweite runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against weltweiten's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
weltweite
10 ch
weltweiten

Look-alike desk: weltweite vs weltweiten

A purely visual mix-up. weltweite ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “weltweite” sits inside “weltweiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weltweite is recorded at frequency rank #9,486, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tə]. 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 17643, this pair ranks #1,925,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of weltweite vs weltweiten

Shared letters: eiltw. Private to "weltweite": -. Private to "weltweiten": n.

"weltweite" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV  ·  "weltweiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weltweite ← ewltweite · welltweite · weltewite · welttweite · weltweiet · weltweitte · weltwetie · weltwiete
  • weltweiten ← ewltweiten · welltweiten · weltewiten · welttweiten · weltweietn · weltweitenn · weltweitne · weltweitten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "weltweite" and "weltweiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tə] versus [ˈvɛltvaɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "weltweite" vs "weltweiten" - which ranks higher?
"weltweiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,157 in our German list, against #9,486 for "weltweite". 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 "weltweite" 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 #1,925,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weltweite" and "weltweiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weltweite 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 #1,925,578 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