Which to use
“Wiese” is a noun and “Wiesen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,130
- “Wiese” frequency rank
- #5,552
- “Wiesen” frequency rank
- 11682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wiese | Wiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gehölzfreie Grasfluren auf häufig feuchten Böden, in denen Gräser und Kräuter vorherrschen, meistens landwirtschaftlich durch Mähen zur Gewinnung von Heu oder Stalleinstreu oder als Weide genutzt | eine Gemeinde in Unterfranken |
Where the eye mixes Wiese and Wiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wiese runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Wiesen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wiese vs Wiesen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wiese is [ˈviːzə] while Wiesen is [ˈviːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Wiese” sits inside “Wiesen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wiese is recorded at frequency rank #6,130, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːzə]. 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 11682, this pair ranks #1,968,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wiese vs Wiesen
Shared letters: eisw. Private to "Wiese": -. Private to "Wiesen": n.
"Wiese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Wiesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wiese" and "Wiesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wiese" or "Wiesen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wiese" 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 #1,968,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wiese" and "Wiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wiehl vs Wiese". 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 #1,968,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.