weil

Name: weil, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[vaɪ̯l]

/[vaɪ̯l]/ conj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“weil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,288 among 230 “W” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,288
frequency rank, Spanish: 230
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porque

Corpus desk

Index ES-weil · weil · Spanish

weil · rank #64,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #64,288
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 230
PHOTO-FINISH ways

Nearest frequency peer: ways (-1 rank slots)

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.

volados

35,718
vomité

35,717
ways

35,714
weil

35,713
wonderful

35,710
yacían

35,708

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “weil” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Key facts for weil
Property	Value
Headword	weil
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Conjunction
IPA	[vaɪ̯l]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#64,288
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “weil” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).weilcae en esta cola de rareza:

#64,288

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ways” (#64,287), “wonderful” (#64,291), “vomité” (#64,284). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “weil” va en #64,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,288 among 230 “W” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [vaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Porque".

weil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is weil, spelled W-E-I-L.

Definition

1
Porque

Synonyms

denn

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weil"?

"weil" is spelled W-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [vaɪ̯l].

What does "weil" mean?

As a conjunction, "weil" means: Porque

How do you pronounce "weil"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weil" is [vaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "weil" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ways#64,287 yolo#64,294 alar#64,330 took#64,245