Which to use
“wiegen” and “wogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,205
- “wiegen” frequency rank
- #25,403
- “wogen” frequency rank
- 37608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wiegen | wogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen | große Wellen machen |
Where the eye mixes wiegen and wogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wiegen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against wogen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wiegen vs wogen
A purely visual mix-up. wiegen ([ˈviːɡn̩]) and wogen ([ˈvoːɡn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37608, 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]. wogen is at rank #25,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːɡn̩].
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 37608, this pair ranks #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wiegen vs wogen
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "wiegen": i. Private to "wogen": o.
"wiegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "wogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wiegen" for "wogen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wiegen" or "wogen"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wiegen" and "wogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wogen vs Wotan". 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 #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.