weiht

[vaɪ̯t]

/[vaɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“weiht” is uncommon German (frequency #55,028 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,028
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weihen

Corpus desk

Index DE-weiht · weiht · German

weiht · rank #55,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,028
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wehrlose

Nearest frequency peer: wehrlose (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „weiht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „weiht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weiht
PropertyValue
Headwordweiht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vaɪ̯t]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weiht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.weihtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wehrlose“ (#55,027), „weiterbringen“ (#55,029), „Weiterreise“ (#55,030). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weiht“ bei #55,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weiht is uncommon German at frequency #55,028 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [vaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for weiht, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is weiht, spelled W-E-I-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weihen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weihen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weihen

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 "weiht"?
"weiht" is spelled W-E-I-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vaɪ̯t].
What does "weiht" mean?
As a verb, "weiht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs weihen
How do you pronounce "weiht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weiht" is [vaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weiht" come from?
"weiht" 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 "weiht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

walls#55,023wired#55,040usher#54,984summt#54,932

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list