Which to use
“vier” and “viert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #328
- “vier” frequency rank
- #25,821
- “viert” frequency rank
- 26149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vier | viert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen drei und fünf | mit mit einer Gruppe aus vier Individuen etwas machen |
Where the eye mixes vier and viert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vier with viert
A purely visual mix-up. vier ([fiːɐ̯]) and viert ([fiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vier” sits inside “viert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vier is recorded at frequency rank #328, classified as anum, pronounced [fiːɐ̯]. viert is at rank #25,821, tagged as anum, pronounced [fiːɐ̯t].
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 26149, this pair ranks #1,822,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vier vs viert
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vier": -. Private to "viert": t.
"vier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "viert" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vier" for "viert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vier" vs "viert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vier" and "viert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vier" and "viert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viert vs Viper". 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 #1,822,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.