wieder

[ˈviːdɐ]

/[ˈviːdɐ]/ adv

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The verdict

“wieder” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #78. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#78
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein oder mehrere weitere Male

Corpus desk

Index DE-wieder · wieder · German

wieder · rank #78 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #78
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH 1

Nearest frequency peer: 1 (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wieder“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wieder“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wieder vs wilde
67% similar
wieder vs Wiese
50% similar
wieder vs winde
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wieder
PropertyValue
Headwordwieder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈviːdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wieder“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wiederliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „1“ (#77), „keine“ (#79), „wurde“ (#76). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wieder“ bei #78. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wieder (IPA [ˈviːdɐ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #78 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wieder, with forms such as "iweder", "weider", and "wideer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wilde", "Wiese", "winde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 wieder, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein oder mehrere weitere Male
  2. 2
    zeigt an, dass ein früherer Zustand hergestellt wird
  3. 3
    auch noch, zum andern, daneben, zugleich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wieder stehst du in der Tür.
  2. Wieder und wieder zogen Wolken auf, und es regnete.

Synonyms

abermalserneutmehrmals

Antonyms

einmalnichtmehr

This word in other languages

again(English)otra vez(Español)de nouveau(Français)novamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iweder
  • weider
  • wideer
  • wiedder
  • wiederr
  • wiedre
  • wieedr
  • wwieder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wieder - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iweder2weider2wideer2wiedder1wiederr1wiedre2wieedr2wwieder1
Edit distance from "wieder"

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 "wieder"?
"wieder" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐ].
What does "wieder" mean?
As an adverb, "wieder" means: ein oder mehrere weitere Male
What words are commonly confused with "wieder"?
"wieder" is commonly confused with "wilde", "Wiese", "winde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wieder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wieder" is [ˈviːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wieder" come from?
"wieder" 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 "wieder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

können#82dieser#94machen#104werden#45

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

jetzt8 variantsdurch8 variantsMacht8 variantsseiner8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list