weit

/[vaɪ̯t]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#355

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

weit is anGermanadj. It means: (flächenhaft) ausgedehnt Pronounced [vaɪ̯t]. It ranks #355 in German word frequency. Often confused with wi and wie.

Key facts for weit
PropertyValue
Headwordweit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[vaɪ̯t]
Letters4
Frequency rank#355
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weit is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #355 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for weit, with forms such as "ewit", "weitt", and "weti". 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, "wi", "wie", "wir", 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 weit, spelled W-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (flächenhaft) ausgedehnt
  2. 2
    entfernt
  3. 3
    (in eine Richtung, vorzugsweise die Breite) ausgedehnt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewit,weitt,weti,wiet,wweit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weit

Misspelling Variants of "weit"

ewit4weitt5weti4wiet4wweit5
Misspelling Variants of "weit"

Frequency rank: #355 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weit"?
"weit" is spelled W-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vaɪ̯t].
What does "weit" mean?
As an adj, "weit" means: (flächenhaft) ausgedehnt
What words are commonly confused with "weit"?
"weit" is commonly confused with "wi", "wie", "wir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weit" is [vaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weit" come from?
"weit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

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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.