weiches
[ˈvaɪ̯çəs]
The verdict
“weiches” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,477
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich
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 | weiches |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯çəs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weiches” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around weiches (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯çəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,477 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for weiches, with forms such as "ewiches", "wecihes", and "weicches". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Weihe", "welche", "weicht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is weiches, spelled W-E-I-C-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewiches,wecihes,weicches,weicehs,weichess,weichhes,weichse,weihces,wieches,wweiches
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weiches - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “weiches”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯çəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Weihe” - see the side-by-side comparison. weiches vs Weihe
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.