des Weiteren
[dəs ˈvaɪ̯təʁən]
The verdict
“des Weiteren” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Weiteren, künftig, zukünftig, in der weiteren Folge, im Anschluss daran, dann, danach, hinterher, außerdem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | des Weiteren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [dəs ˈvaɪ̯təʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “des Weiteren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for des Weiteren is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dəs ˈvaɪ̯təʁən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "im Weiteren, künftig, zukünftig, in der weiteren Folge, im Anschluss daran, dann, danach, hinterher, außerdem".
des Weiteren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is des Weiteren, spelled D-E-S- -W-E-I-T-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1im Weiteren, künftig, zukünftig, in der weiteren Folge, im Anschluss daran, dann, danach, hinterher, außerdem
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “des Weiteren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-S- -W-E-I-T-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dəs ˈvaɪ̯təʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.