Which to use
“with” is a preposition and “witte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,225
- “with” frequency rank
- #26,252
- “witte” frequency rank
- 28477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | with | witte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit | Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen |
Where the eye mixes with and witte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses with with witte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: with is [wɪð] while witte is [ˈvɪtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
with is recorded at frequency rank #2,225, classified as aprep, pronounced [wɪð]. witte is at rank #26,252, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪtə].
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 28477, this pair ranks #1,784,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of with vs witte
Shared letters: itw. Private to "with": h. Private to "witte": e.
"with" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "witte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "with" for "witte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "with" or "witte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "with" and "witte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "with" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "with" and "witte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs witte". 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 #1,784,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.