weisen

[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“weisen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,935
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf etwas zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-weisen · weisen · German

weisen · rank #2,935 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,935
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorteile

Nearest frequency peer: Vorteile (-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 „weisen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „weisen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

weisen vs Wien
50% similar
weisen vs wise
67% similar
weisen vs weist
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for weisen
PropertyValue
Headwordweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,935
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „weisen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).weisenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorteile“ (#2,934), „weitgehend“ (#2,936), „Vogel“ (#2,933). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weisen“ bei #2,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around weisen (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,935 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for weisen, with forms such as "ewisen", "weiesn", and "weisenn". 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, "Wien", "wise", "weist", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 weisen, spelled W-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf etwas zeigen
  2. 2
    (jemandem etwas | sich) zeigen
  3. 3
    jemandem die Richtung vorgeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er wies nach links.
  2. Er weist mir den Weg.

Synonyms

deutenzeigen

This word in other languages

point(English)señalar(Español)pointer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewisen
  • weiesn
  • weisenn
  • weisne
  • weissen
  • wesien
  • wweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weisen - 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.

ewisen2weiesn2weisenn1weisne2weissen1wesien2wweisen1
Edit distance from "weisen"

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 "weisen"?
"weisen" is spelled W-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "weisen" mean?
As a verb, "weisen" means: auf etwas zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "weisen"?
"weisen" is commonly confused with "Wien", "wise", "weist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weisen" is [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weisen" come from?
"weisen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weisen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tollen#2,926Betrug#2,946denkst#2,948studio#2,922

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Vogel7 variantsFluss7 variantslügen7 variantsLieder7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list