weitergehende

Name: weitergehende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“weitergehende” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,788
frequency rank, German: 38,697
“W” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

weitergehende vs weitgehende

85% similar

weitergehende vs weitergehenden

93% similar

weitergehende vs weitergehen

85% similar

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

Key facts for weitergehende
Property	Value
Headword	weitergehende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#23,788
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weitergehende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). weitergehende lands here:

#23,788

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around weitergehende (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,788 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for weitergehende, with forms such as "ewitergehende", "weietrgehende", and "weitegrehende". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "weitgehende", "weitergehenden", "weitergehen", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is weitergehende, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewitergehende,weietrgehende,weitegrehende,weitereghende,weitergeehnde,weitergehedne,weitergehendde,weitergehened,weitergehennde,weitergehhende,weitergehnede,weiterggehende,weitergheende,weiterrgehende,weitregehende,weittergehende,wetiergehende,wietergehende,wweitergehende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weitergehende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "weitergehende"

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 "weitergehende"?

"weitergehende" is spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə].

What does "weitergehende" mean?

As an adjective, "weitergehende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend

What words are commonly confused with "weitergehende"?

"weitergehende" is commonly confused with "weitgehende", "weitergehenden", "weitergehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "weitergehende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weitergehende" is [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "weitergehende" come from?

"weitergehende" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “weitergehende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “weitgehende” - see the side-by-side comparison. weitergehende vs weitgehende
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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.