Which to use
“warfen” and “würfeln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,980
- “warfen” frequency rank
- #22,577
- “würfeln” frequency rank
- 36557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warfen | würfeln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werfen | mit einem Würfel spielen |
Where the eye mixes warfen and würfeln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. warfen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against würfeln's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between warfen and würfeln
A purely visual mix-up. warfen ([ˈvaʁfn̩]) and würfeln ([ˈvʏʁfl̩n]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36557, 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]. würfeln is at rank #22,577, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʏʁfl̩n].
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 36557, this pair ranks #1,612,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of warfen vs würfeln
Shared letters: efnrw. Private to "warfen": a. Private to "würfeln": lü.
"warfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "würfeln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- warfen ← awrfen · wafren · warefn · warfenn · warffen · warfne · warrfen · wrafen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "warfen" for "würfeln" ever safe?
Frequency check: "warfen" vs "würfeln" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "warfen" and "würfeln" 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 "würfeln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,612,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warfen" and "würfeln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "würfeln vs Würmern". 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 #1,612,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.