Weichei
[ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Weichei” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,631
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verweichlichter, unmännlicher, weibischer oder übervorsichtiger Mann
Corpus desk
Index DE-weichei · Weichei · German
Weichei · rank #43,631 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,631
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH webmaster
Nearest frequency peer: webmaster (-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 „Weichei“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Wassermelone
Wassermelone
56,372 corpus weight
- webmaster
webmaster
56,371 corpus weight
- Weichei
Weichei
56,370 corpus weight
- Weihwasser
Weihwasser
56,369 corpus weight
- Weines
Weines
56,368 corpus weight
- Weinfest
Weinfest
56,367 corpus weight
What this shows „Weichei“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weichei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weichei“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Weichei (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,631 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "verweichlichter, unmännlicher, weibischer oder übervorsichtiger Mann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weichei, with forms such as "ewichei", "wecihei", and "weicchei". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Weihe", "welche", "weicht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weichei, spelled W-E-I-C-H-E-I.
Definition
- 1verweichlichter, unmännlicher, weibischer oder übervorsichtiger Mann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weichei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Benny cremt sich am Strand sogar den Popo ein. Er ist ein Weichei.
„Ich gehöre zu den Weicheiern, die sich vor Gewalt fürchten.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewichei
- wecihei
- weicchei
- weicehi
- weichhei
- weichie
- weihcei
- wiechei
- wiechie
- wweichei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weichei - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Weichei", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).