# Weiss

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #14,867

## Definitions
1. A characteristical surname from German.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Weiß.

## Easily confused with
- **Wes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wes)
- **wis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wis)
- **west** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-west)
- **wish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wish)
- **wins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wins)
- **wise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wise)
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wits)
- **wigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wigs)
- **wisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wisp)
- **wells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wells)
- **Welsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-welsh)
- **wrist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-wrist)
- **whisk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weiss-vs-whisk)
- **Wei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wei-vs-weiss)
- **weir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weir-vs-weiss)
- **webs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webs-vs-weiss)
- **weeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeks-vs-weiss)
- **weird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weird-vs-weiss)
- **wears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wears-vs-weiss)
- **weigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weigh-vs-weiss)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ewiss`, `weis`, `wesis`, `wiess`, `wweiss`

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