Which to use
“Wetters” is a noun and “wittert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,200
- “Wetters” frequency rank
- #39,151
- “wittert” frequency rank
- 63351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wetters | wittert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wetter | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wittern |
Where the eye mixes Wetters and wittert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wetters and wittert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Wetters vs wittert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wetters is [ˈvɛtɐs] while wittert is [ˈvɪtɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wetters is recorded at frequency rank #24,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛtɐs]. wittert is at rank #39,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtɐt].
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 63351, this pair ranks #679,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wetters vs wittert
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "Wetters": s. Private to "wittert": i.
"Wetters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wittert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wetters" for "wittert" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Wetters" or "wittert"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wetters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wittert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #679,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wetters" and "wittert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wettert vs wittert". 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 #679,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.