Which to use
“wahr” and “wahrer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,376
- “wahr” frequency rank
- #8,654
- “wahrer” frequency rank
- 10030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wahr | wahrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wahrheit, Wirklichkeit, den Tatsachen entsprechend; wirklich geschehen, nicht ausgedacht oder erfunden | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahr |
Where the eye mixes wahr and wahrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wahr vs wahrer
A purely visual mix-up. wahr ([vaːɐ̯]) and wahrer ([ˈvaːʁɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wahr” sits inside “wahrer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wahr is recorded at frequency rank #1,376, classified as anadj, pronounced [vaːɐ̯]. wahrer is at rank #8,654, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaːʁɐ].
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 10030, this pair ranks #1,977,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wahr vs wahrer
Shared letters: ahrw. Private to "wahr": -. Private to "wahrer": e.
"wahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wahrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wahr" and "wahrer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wahr" vs "wahrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wahrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wahr" and "wahrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wahrer vs währte". 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 #1,977,121 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.