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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widme" and "widmet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "widme" or "widmet" show up more?
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.