# weaker

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwiːkə/ · frequency rank #8,503

## Definitions
1. comparative form of weak: more weak
2. Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter.

## Easily confused with
- **wear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wear)
- **weber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weber)
- **weave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weave)
- **worker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-worker)
- **weaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weaver)
- **webber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-webber)
- **weiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weiner)
- **weasel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weasel)
- **weakly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weakly)
- **wearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wearer)
- **weller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weller)
- **wicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wicker)
- **wetter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wetter)
- **welder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-welder)
- **wether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wether)
- **Welker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-welker)
- **Weezer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weezer)
- **Wexler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wexler)
- **weather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weather)
- **weakest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-weakest)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ewaker`, `waeker`, `weaekr`, `weakerr`, `weakker`, `weakre`, `wekaer`, `wweaker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/weaker