Which to use
“wahre” is an adjective and “wehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,274
- “wahre” frequency rank
- #10,777
- “wehrt” frequency rank
- 13051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wahre | wehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wahr | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes wahre and wehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wahre (CVCCV) and wehrt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses wahre with wehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wahre is [ˈvaːʁə] while wehrt is [veːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13051, 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]. wehrt is at rank #10,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [veːɐ̯t].
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 13051, this pair ranks #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wahre vs wehrt
Shared letters: ehrw. Private to "wahre": a. Private to "wehrt": t.
"wahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wahre" and "wehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wahre" vs "wehrt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wahre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wahre" and "wehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehrt vs went". 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 #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.