Weiss
"weiss" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Weiss” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,867
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A characteristical surname from German.
Corpus desk
Index EN-weiss · Weiss · English
Weiss · rank #14,867 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,867
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH Watkins
Nearest frequency peer: Watkins (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Weiss”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- vascular
vascular
85,137 corpus weight
- vets
vets
85,136 corpus weight
- Watkins
Watkins
85,135 corpus weight
- Weiss
Weiss
85,134 corpus weight
- wholesome
wholesome
85,133 corpus weight
- Wiley
Wiley
85,132 corpus weight
What this shows “Weiss” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | Weiss |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #14,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Weiss”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Weiss, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,867 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A characteristical surname from German.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weiss, with forms such as "ewiss", "weis", and "wesis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wes", "wis", "west", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Weiß. The correct English form is Weiss, spelled W-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1A characteristical surname from German.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Weiss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Glossier was founded by Emily Weiss and has developed a cult following. […] Weiss told CNNMoney that Glossier is choosy when it launches a new product.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Weiß.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewiss
- weis
- wesis
- wiess
- wweiss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weiss - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).