Which to use
“wiegen” is a verb and “Wiesen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,205
- “wiegen” frequency rank
- #5,552
- “Wiesen” frequency rank
- 17757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wiegen | Wiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen | eine Gemeinde in Unterfranken |
Where the eye mixes wiegen and Wiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wiegen and Wiesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wiegen vs Wiesen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wiegen is [ˈviːɡn̩] while Wiesen is [ˈviːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “wiegen” becomes s in “Wiesen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wiegen is recorded at frequency rank #12,205, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈviːɡn̩]. Wiesen is at rank #5,552, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈviːzn̩].
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 17757, this pair ranks #1,924,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wiegen vs Wiesen
Shared letters: einw. Private to "wiegen": g. Private to "Wiesen": s.
"wiegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Wiesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wiegen" for "Wiesen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wiegen" vs "Wiesen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wiegen" and "Wiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wiegen vs Winsen". 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 #1,924,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.