Which to use
“wiegen” is a verb and “wilden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,205
- “wiegen” frequency rank
- #5,235
- “wilden” frequency rank
- 17440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wiegen | wilden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes wiegen and wilden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wiegen (CVVCVC) and wilden (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: wiegen vs wilden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wiegen is [ˈviːɡn̩] while wilden is [ˈvɪldn̩]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17440, 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]. wilden is at rank #5,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldn̩].
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 17440, this pair ranks #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wiegen vs wilden
Shared letters: einw. Private to "wiegen": g. Private to "wilden": dl.
"wiegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "wilden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wiegen" and "wilden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wiegen" vs "wilden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "wilden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wiegen" and "wilden" 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 #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.