wahrevswe'reWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,274
“wahre” frequency rank
#36,728
“we're” frequency rank
39002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wahre we're
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wahr „we are:“ wir sind

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wahre and we're apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
wahre
5 ch
we're

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wahre is anadjective and we'reanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wahre is recorded at frequency rank #2,274, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaːʁə]. 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 39002, this pair ranks #1,548,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wahre vs we're

Shared letters: erw. Private to "wahre": ah. Private to "we're": -.

"wahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wahreawhre · waher · wahhre · wahrre · warhe · whare · wwahre

Frequency comparison

wahre#2,274
we're#36,728

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wahre" and "we're" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "wahre" is an adjective and "we're" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "wahre" or "we're"?
"wahre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,274 in our German list, against #36,728 for "we're". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering wahre vs we're

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “wahre”; for an abbrev, it's “we're”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wahre” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list