weither

[vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯]

/[vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯]/ adv

The verdict

“weither” is uncommon German (frequency #91,136 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,136
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus großer Entfernung

Corpus desk

Index DE-weither · weither · German

weither · rank #91,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,136
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiterreden

Nearest frequency peer: weiterreden (-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 „weither“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weither
PropertyValue
Headwordweither
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weither“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.weitherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weiterreden“ (#91,135), „weiträumigen“ (#91,137), „Weinbauern“ (#91,133). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weither“ bei #91,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weither is uncommon German at frequency #91,136 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus großer Entfernung".

No misspelling variants are generated for weither in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 weither, spelled W-E-I-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus großer Entfernung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weither appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich schicke Dir diesen Brief von weither.
  2. Viele Menschen kamen von weither, um den Palast zu besehen.

This word in other languages

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 "weither"?
"weither" is spelled W-E-I-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯].
What does "weither" mean?
As an adverb, "weither" means: aus großer Entfernung
How do you pronounce "weither"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weither" is [vaɪ̯tˈheːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weither" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list