weiteten

[ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“weiteten” is uncommon German (frequency #76,384 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,384
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-weiteten · weiteten · German

weiteten · rank #76,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,384
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtsfei…

Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsfeiern (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „weiteten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „weiteten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weiteten
PropertyValue
Headwordweiteten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weiteten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).weitetenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weihnachtsfeiern“ (#76,383), „wegzugehen“ (#76,382), „Weltlage“ (#76,386). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weiteten“ bei #76,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weiteten is uncommon German at frequency #76,384 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for weiteten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is weiteten, spelled W-E-I-T-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten

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 "weiteten"?
"weiteten" is spelled W-E-I-T-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩].
What does "weiteten" mean?
As a verb, "weiteten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weiten
How do you pronounce "weiteten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weiteten" is [ˈvaɪ̯tətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weiteten" come from?
"weiteten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weiteten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list