weinten
[ˈvaɪ̯ntn̩]
The verdict
“weinten” is uncommon German (frequency #61,190 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,190
- 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 weinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weinten · weinten · German
weinten · rank #61,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,190
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Weinsberg
Nearest frequency peer: Weinsberg (-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 “weinten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- weinerlich
weinerlich
38,814 corpus weight
- Weingüter
Weingüter
38,813 corpus weight
- Weinsberg
Weinsberg
38,812 corpus weight
- weinten
weinten
38,811 corpus weight
- weitersagen
weitersagen
38,810 corpus weight
- weiterzubil…
weiterzubilden
38,809 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weinten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weinten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯ntn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,190 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weinten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weinten is uncommon German at frequency #61,190 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯ntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for weinten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is weinten, spelled W-E-I-N-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weinen
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 "weinten", 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.