Wesen
[ˈveːzn̩]
The verdict
“Wesen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,161
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung Tretendes, meist lebendiger Organismus, Lebewesen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wesen · Wesen · German
Wesen · rank #3,161 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,161
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wofür
Nearest frequency peer: wofür (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Wesen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Thüringen
Thüringen
96,844 corpus weight
- Unterhaltung
Unterhaltung
96,843 corpus weight
- verbringen
verbringen
96,842 corpus weight
- Wesen
Wesen
96,840 corpus weight
- wofür
wofür
96,839 corpus weight
- wohnt
wohnt
96,838 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wesen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Wesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːzn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Wesen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Wesen (IPA [ˈveːzn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,161 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wesen, with forms such as "ewsen", "weesn", and "wesenn". 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, "Wien", "West", "when", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wesen, spelled W-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1in bestimmter Art und Weise in Erscheinung Tretendes, meist lebendiger Organismus, Lebewesen
- 2alle Charaktereigenschaften, die sich im Verhalten und Denken eines Menschen widerspiegeln
- 3das Charakteristische an etwas, das seine Eigenart ausmacht
- 4Aufstand, Treiben, Tumult
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Tiefsee hat man seltsame Wesen entdeckt.
„Da stand der Frau im Fischladen mit einem Mal der Mund etwas offen, und sie schaute mich an wie ein Wesen vom Mond.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewsen
- weesn
- wesenn
- wesne
- wseen
- wwesen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wesen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Wesen". Here's where to go from here.
- "Wesen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Wien". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,161 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.