# ward vs way

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ward
*unknown · IPA [vaʁt] · frequency rank #8,808*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von werden

### way
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #7,132*
Weg

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ward-vs-way