Weite
\ˈvaɪ̯tə\
The verdict
“Weite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amplitude, extension, portée, espace.
Corpus desk
Index FR-weite · Weite · French
Weite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈvaɪ̯tə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Weite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈvaɪ̯tə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Weite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Weite, spelled W-E-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Amplitude, extension, portée, espace.
- 2Dimension, grandeur, distance, éloignement.
- 3Cote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Haus wird beherrscht von Weite, von Leere, von toten Gegenständen – wenn man einmal von Bukowski absieht. Aber hier, in meinem Wintergarten mit seinem wuchernden, üppigen Grün, regiert das Leben.
Die gefrorene Erde, die durch die anhaltende Kälte abstrakte Landschaft voller Weite und Weiß, die raue Freundschaft der Dorfbewohner: Diese Erfahrungen inspirieren ihn zu Gedichten, die, nachdem sie über viele Umwege Leningrad erreichen, zu Kultobjekten für mehr oder weniger alle Dissidentenkreise der Sowjetunion werden.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.