weather

[ˈwɛðə]

/[ˈwɛðə]/ noun

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The verdict

“weather” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,363
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wetter

Corpus desk

Index DE-weather · weather · German

weather · rank #31,363 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,363
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserstand

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserstand (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „weather“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „weather“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

weather vs weiter
71% similar
weather vs Wetter
57% similar
weather vs Weiher
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for weather
PropertyValue
Headwordweather
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɛðə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,363
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „weather“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.weatherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wasserstand“ (#31,362), „wechsle“ (#31,364), „Wasserfälle“ (#31,361). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weather“ bei #31,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around weather (IPA [ˈwɛðə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,363 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wetter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for weather, with forms such as "ewather", "waether", and "weahter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "weiter", "Wetter", "Weiher", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weather, spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wetter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weather appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Spain the weather is always good.
  2. "The weather is so very bad, down in Lincolnshire, that the liveliest imagination can scarcely apprehend its ever being fine again."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewather
  • waether
  • weahter
  • weatehr
  • weatherr
  • weathher
  • weathre
  • weatther
  • wetaher
  • wweather

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weather - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewather2waether2weahter2weatehr2weatherr1weathher1weathre2weatther1
Edit distance from "weather"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weather"?
"weather" is spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɛðə].
What does "weather" mean?
As a noun, "weather" means: Wetter
What words are commonly confused with "weather"?
"weather" is commonly confused with "weiter", "Wetter", "Weiher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weather"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weather" is [ˈwɛðə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weather" come from?
"weather" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weather", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wechsle#31,364warrior#31,360weigere#31,366Wannsee#31,359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

wischt10 variantswählst10 variantsverfüge10 variantsZoologie10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list