Which to use
“weighs” is a verb and “Weiss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,495
- “weighs” frequency rank
- #14,867
- “Weiss” frequency rank
- 26362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weighs | Weiss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of weigh | A characteristical surname from German. |
Letter map: weighs vs Weiss
Shared letters muted; letters that set weighs and Weiss apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. weighs runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against Weiss's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - weighs and Weiss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: weighs is averb and Weissaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weighs is recorded at frequency rank #11,495, classified as averb, pronounced /weɪz/. Weiss is at rank #14,867, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26362, this pair ranks #387,269 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weighs vs Weiss
Shared letters: eisw. Private to "weighs": gh. Private to "Weiss": -.
"weighs" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "Weiss" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weighs" and "Weiss" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "weighs" vs "Weiss" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "weighs" and "Weiss".
- Full dictionary entry for "weighs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Weiss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,269 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weighs" and "Weiss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weiss vs wisp". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #387,269 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.