weitem
[ˈvaɪ̯təm]
The verdict
“weitem” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,233 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,233
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weitem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯təm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weitem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for weitem is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯təm]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,233 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for weitem, with forms such as "ewitem", "weietm", and "weitemm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Werte", "white", "Wette", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 weitem, spelled W-E-I-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewitem,weietm,weitemm,weitme,weittem,wetiem,wietem,wweitem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weitem - 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.
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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Using “weitem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯təm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Werte” - see the side-by-side comparison. weitem vs Werte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.