weiterlesen
[ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌleːzn̩]
The verdict
“weiterlesen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,397
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (nach einer Unterbrechung) mit dem Lesen (von etwas Bestimmtem) fortfahren
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 | weiterlesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌleːzn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #25,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weiterlesen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around weiterlesen (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌleːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,397 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(nach einer Unterbrechung) mit dem Lesen (von etwas Bestimmtem) fortfahren".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for weiterlesen, with forms such as "ewiterlesen", "weietrlesen", and "weitelresen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "weitergehen", "weitergeben", "weiterleben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weiterlesen, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-L-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(nach einer Unterbrechung) mit dem Lesen (von etwas Bestimmtem) fortfahren
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewiterlesen,weietrlesen,weitelresen,weiterelsen,weiterleesn,weiterlesenn,weiterlesne,weiterlessen,weiterllesen,weiterlseen,weiterrlesen,weitrelesen,weitterlesen,wetierlesen,wieterlesen,wweiterlesen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weiterlesen - 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 “weiterlesen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-E-R-L-E-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌleːzn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “weitergehen” - see the side-by-side comparison. weiterlesen vs weitergehen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.