weißen
[ˈvaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“weißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit weißer Farbe färben (anstreichen, tünchen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-wei-en · weißen · German
weißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „weißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
weißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit weißer Farbe färben (anstreichen, tünchen)".
weißen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is weißen, spelled W-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit weißer Farbe färben (anstreichen, tünchen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how weißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er weißte die Wand mit der Farbe Eierschalenweiß.
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.