weisen

/[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,935

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

weisen is aGermanverb. It means: auf etwas zeigen Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. It ranks #2,935 in German word frequency. Often confused with Wien and wise.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of weisen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weisen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,935 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for weisen, with forms such as "ewisen", "weiesn", and "weisenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wien", "wise", "weist", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is weisen, spelled W-E-I-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewisen,weiesn,weisenn,weisne,weissen,wesien,wweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weisen

Misspelling Variants of "weisen"

ewisen6weiesn6weisenn7weisne6weissen7wesien6wweisen7
Misspelling Variants of "weisen"

Frequency rank: #2,935 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.