modelsvswe'reWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: models is a noun, we're is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“models” is a noun and “we're” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,706
“models” frequency rank
#36,728
“we're” frequency rank
48434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature models we're
Definition Plural des Substantivs model „we are:“ wir sind

Letter map: models vs we're

Shared letters muted; letters that set models and we're apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. models runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against we're's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
models
5 ch
we're

Grammar separator: models vs we're

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: models is anoun and we'reanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

models is recorded at frequency rank #11,706, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. we're is at rank #36,728, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 48434, this pair ranks #1,248,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of models vs we're

Shared letters: e. Private to "models": dlmos. Private to "we're": rw.

"models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "models" and "we're" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "models" is a noun and "we're" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "models" or "we're" show up more?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #36,728 for "we're". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "models" vs "we're" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "models" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "we're" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,248,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "models" and "we're" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs we're". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,248,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list