Which to use
“wach” is an adjective and “Wrack” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,867
- “wach” frequency rank
- #15,796
- “Wrack” frequency rank
- 18663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wach | Wrack |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht schlafend, bereits aus dem Schlaf erwacht oder noch nicht eingeschlafen | zerstörtes, schrottreifes Fahrzeug |
Where the eye mixes wach and Wrack
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wach vs Wrack
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wach is [vax] while Wrack is [vʁak]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wach is recorded at frequency rank #2,867, classified as anadj, pronounced [vax]. Wrack is at rank #15,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vʁak].
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 18663, this pair ranks #1,916,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wach vs Wrack
Shared letters: acw. Private to "wach": h. Private to "Wrack": kr.
"wach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Wrack" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wach" and "Wrack" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wrack" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wach" and "Wrack" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wrack vs Wracks". 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 #1,916,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.