weber
/ˈwɛbə/
"weber" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weber” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,078 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,078
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in on...
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 | weber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɛbə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weber” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for weber is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɛbə/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,078 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in on...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for weber, with forms such as "ewber", "wbeer", and "weberr". 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, "wee", "wer", "were", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber The correct English form is weber, spelled W-E-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.
Etymology
Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewber,wbeer,weberr,webre,weebr,wweber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weber - 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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “weber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɛbə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wee” - see the side-by-side comparison. weber vs wee
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.