weil

\vaɪ̯l\

/\vaɪ̯l\/ conj

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The verdict

“weil” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,169) as a conjunction. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,169
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parce que, étant donné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-weil · weil · French

weil · rank #25,169 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,169
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH voyeur

Nearest frequency peer: voyeur (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « weil »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « weil » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

weil vs Wii
25% similar
weil vs win
50% similar
weil vs Wes
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for weil
PropertyValue
Headwordweil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\vaɪ̯l\
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,169
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « weil »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).weilse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « voyeur » (#25,168), « voyante » (#25,167), « wo » (#25,171). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « weil » est au #25,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for weil is neighbouring look-alikes ("Wii", "win", …), not just typos; it is aconjunction pronounced \vaɪ̯l\. Frequency #25,169 among 549 “W” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for weil, with forms such as "ewil", "weli", and "wiel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wii", "win", "Wes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is weil, spelled W-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parce que, étant donné.
  2. 2
    Tandis que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin.
  2. Weil der Zug gleich abfährt, müssen wir jetzt einsteigen.

Synonyms

denn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewil
  • weli
  • wiel
  • wweil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weil - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewil2weli2wiel2wweil1
Edit distance from "weil"

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 French 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: Parce que, étant donné.
What words are commonly confused with "weil"?
"weil" is commonly confused with "Wii", "win", "Wes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
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?
"weil" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trap#25,156tong#25,152tjrs#25,151arch#25,204

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list