Which to use
“warfen” and “werfen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,980
- “warfen” frequency rank
- #2,095
- “werfen” frequency rank
- 16075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warfen | werfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werfen | etwas in eine bestimmte Richtung schleudern |
Where the eye mixes warfen and werfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between warfen and werfen
A purely visual mix-up. warfen ([ˈvaʁfn̩]) and werfen ([ˈvɛʁfn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “warfen” becomes e in “werfen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warfen is recorded at frequency rank #13,980, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁfn̩]. werfen is at rank #2,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛʁfn̩].
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 16075, this pair ranks #1,938,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of warfen vs werfen
Shared letters: efnrw. Private to "warfen": a. Private to "werfen": -.
"warfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "werfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "warfen" for "werfen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "warfen" or "werfen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "warfen" and "werfen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "warfen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "werfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warfen" and "werfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warfen vs warnten". 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 #1,938,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.