weilten
[ˈvaɪ̯ltn̩]
The verdict
“weilten” is uncommon German (frequency #84,780 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,780
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weilten · weilten · German
weilten · rank #84,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,780
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH wechselweise
Nearest frequency peer: wechselweise (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “weilten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wassersport…
Wassersportler
15,225 corpus weight
- Webhosting
Webhosting
15,223 corpus weight
- wechselweise
wechselweise
15,222 corpus weight
- weilten
weilten
15,221 corpus weight
- Weinbrand
Weinbrand
15,219 corpus weight
- Weinstube
Weinstube
15,218 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weilten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weilten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯ltn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,780 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weilten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weilten is uncommon German at frequency #84,780 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯ltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for weilten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weilten, spelled W-E-I-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weilen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weilten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.