Which to use
“Wiese” and “Wirte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,130
- “Wiese” frequency rank
- #30,395
- “Wirte” frequency rank
- 36525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wiese | Wirte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wirt |
Where the eye mixes Wiese and Wirte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Wiese with Wirte
A purely visual mix-up. Wiese ([ˈviːzə]) and Wirte ([ˈvɪʁtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36525, 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]. Wirte is at rank #30,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁtə].
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 36525, this pair ranks #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wiese vs Wirte
Shared letters: eiw. Private to "Wiese": s. Private to "Wirte": rt.
"Wiese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Wirte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wiese" and "Wirte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wiese" or "Wirte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wiese" and "Wirte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wiese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wiese" and "Wirte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs Wirte". 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 #1,613,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.