Wetter
[ˈvɛtɐ]
The verdict
“Wetter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,496
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aktueller Zustand der Atmosphäre an einem bestimmten Ort und zu einer bestimmten Zeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wetter · Wetter · German
Wetter · rank #1,496 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,496
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wiederum
Nearest frequency peer: wiederum (+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 “Wetter”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unterstützen
unterstützen
98,508 corpus weight
- verhindern
verhindern
98,507 corpus weight
- Wetter
Wetter
98,505 corpus weight
- wiederum
wiederum
98,504 corpus weight
- zugleich
zugleich
98,503 corpus weight
- zählt
zählt
98,502 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wetter” 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 | Wetter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛtɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wetter” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Wetter (IPA [ˈvɛtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,496 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wetter, with forms such as "ewtter", "weter", and "wetetr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "witte", "Winter", "Wörter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wetter, spelled W-E-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1aktueller Zustand der Atmosphäre an einem bestimmten Ort und zu einer bestimmten Zeit
- 2die Luft in einem Bergwerk
- 3Unwetter, Gewitter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wetter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Morgen wird schönes Wetter.
„Es gibt kaum einen Ort auf der Welt, der unbeständigeres Wetter hat als Island.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewtter
- weter
- wetetr
- wetterr
- wettre
- wteter
- wwetter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wetter - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wetter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Wetter". Here's where to go from here.
- "Wetter" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "witte". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,496 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.