Which to use
“wenig” is a pronoun and “weniger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #305
- “wenig” frequency rank
- #342
- “weniger” frequency rank
- 647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wenig | weniger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine unbestimmte, kleine Anzahl oder Menge von etwas | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig |
Where the eye mixes wenig and weniger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wenig is [ˈveːnɪç] while weniger is [ˈveːnɪɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “wenig” sits inside “weniger”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wenig is recorded at frequency rank #305, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈveːnɪç]. weniger is at rank #342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːnɪɡɐ].
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 647, this pair ranks #2,005,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wenig vs weniger
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "wenig": -. Private to "weniger": r.
"wenig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "weniger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC