# ward vs world

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### world
*noun · IPA [wɜː(ɹ)ld] · frequency rank #2,374*
kein Plural: der Planet Erde

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