wiegen

[ˈviːɡn̩]

/[ˈviːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wiegen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,205
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiegen · wiegen · German

wiegen · rank #12,205 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,205
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH which

Nearest frequency peer: which (-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 „wiegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wiegen“ 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).

wiegen vs Wien
50% similar
wiegen vs Wiese
50% similar
wiegen vs wiegt
67% similar

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

Key facts for wiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,205
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wiegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wiegenliegt 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: „which“ (#12,204), „willkürlich“ (#12,206), „warmes“ (#12,203). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wiegen“ bei #12,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wiegen (IPA [ˈviːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,205 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiegen, with forms such as "iwegen", "wieegn", and "wiegenn". 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, "Wien", "Wiese", "wiegt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wiegen, spelled W-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen
  2. 2
    ein bestimmtes Gewicht besitzen oder haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich wiege mich täglich.
  2. Der Kürbis wog zwei Kilogramm.

Synonyms

abwiegenwägenschwersein

This word in other languages

weigh(English)pesar(Español)peser(Français)pesar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwegen
  • wieegn
  • wiegenn
  • wieggen
  • wiegne
  • wigeen
  • wwiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwegen2wieegn2wiegenn1wieggen1wiegne2wigeen2wwiegen1
Edit distance from "wiegen"

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 "wiegen"?
"wiegen" is spelled W-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːɡn̩].
What does "wiegen" mean?
As a verb, "wiegen" means: das Gewicht von jemandem oder etwas messen, schätzen
What words are commonly confused with "wiegen"?
"wiegen" is commonly confused with "Wien", "Wiese", "wiegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wiegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiegen" is [ˈviːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiegen" come from?
"wiegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

warmes#12,203Vagina#12,191Sultan#12,178Ronald#12,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Touch7 variantsSöder7 variantsbilde7 variantsriefen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list