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 |
Letter map: wahre vs we're
Shared letters muted; letters that set wahre and we're apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wahre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against we're's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for wahre / we're
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
- wahre ← awhre · waher · wahhre · wahrre · warhe · whare · wwahre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wahre" for "we're" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wahre" or "we're"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wahre" and "we're".
- Full dictionary entry for "wahre" 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 #1,548,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wahre" 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 #1,548,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.