widmevswidmetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,308
“widme” frequency rank
#8,972
“widmet” frequency rank
46280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature widme widmet
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widmen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widmen

Where the eye mixes widme and widmet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
widme
6 ch
widmet

Look-alike desk: widme vs widmet

A purely visual mix-up. widme ([ˈvɪtmə]) and widmet ([ˈvɪtmət]) 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) - “widme” sits inside “widmet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

widme is recorded at frequency rank #37,308, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtmə]. widmet is at rank #8,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtmət].

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 46280, this pair ranks #1,324,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of widme vs widmet

Shared letters: deimw. Private to "widme": -. Private to "widmet": t.

"widme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "widmet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • widmeiwdme · wdime · widdme · widem · widmme · wimde · wwidme
  • widmetiwdmet · wdimet · widdmet · widemt · widmett · widmmet · widmte · wimdet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "widme" and "widmet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɪtmə] versus [ˈvɪtmət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "widme" or "widmet" show up more?
"widmet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,972 in our German list, against #37,308 for "widme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "widme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "widmet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,324,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "widme" and "widmet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widme vs wirre". 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 #1,324,559 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