wehtun

[ˈveːˌtuːn]

/[ˈveːˌtuːn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wehtun” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,018
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wehtun · wehtun · German

wehtun · rank #28,018 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,018
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weed

Nearest frequency peer: weed (-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 „wehtun“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wehtun“ 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).

wehtun vs Westen
50% similar
wehtun vs wetten
67% similar
wehtun vs Weiten
50% similar

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

Key facts for wehtun
PropertyValue
Headwordwehtun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈveːˌtuːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,018
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wehtun“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wehtunliegt 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: „weed“ (#28,017), „weites“ (#28,019), „Wetterbericht“ (#28,020). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wehtun“ bei #28,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wehtun (IPA [ˈveːˌtuːn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,018 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wehtun, with forms such as "ewhtun", "wehhtun", and "wehtnu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Westen", "wetten", "Weiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wehtun, spelled W-E-H-T-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schmerzen zufügen
  2. 2
    Schmerzen bereiten, die Ursache von Schmerzen sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hör auf damit, du tust deiner Schwester weh!
  2. Mir tut der Rücken weh.

Synonyms

verletzenschmerzen

Antonyms

guttun

This word in other languages

hurt(English)hacer daño(Español)faire mal(Français)machucar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewhtun
  • wehhtun
  • wehtnu
  • wehttun
  • wehtunn
  • wehutn
  • wethun
  • whetun
  • wwehtun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wehtun - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewhtun2wehhtun1wehtnu2wehttun1wehtunn1wehutn2wethun2whetun2
Edit distance from "wehtun"

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 "wehtun"?
"wehtun" is spelled W-E-H-T-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːˌtuːn].
What does "wehtun" mean?
As a verb, "wehtun" means: Schmerzen zufügen
What words are commonly confused with "wehtun"?
"wehtun" is commonly confused with "Westen", "wetten", "Weiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wehtun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wehtun" is [ˈveːˌtuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wehtun" come from?
"wehtun" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weites#28,019Voodoo#28,011zerren#28,034Zipfel#28,037

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

verleih9 variantsStürze9 variantsSilben9 variantsselect9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list