warmesvsWerkesConfusable pair

Quick tell: warmes is a adjective, Werkes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“warmes” is an adjective and “Werkes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,203
“warmes” frequency rank
#11,361
“Werkes” frequency rank
23564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature warmes Werkes
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Werk

Where the eye mixes warmes and Werkes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
warmes
6 ch
Werkes

Visual trap between warmes and Werkes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: warmes is [ˈvaʁməs] while Werkes is [ˈvɛʁkəs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

warmes is recorded at frequency rank #12,203, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaʁməs]. Werkes is at rank #11,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁkəs].

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 23564, this pair ranks #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of warmes vs Werkes

Shared letters: ersw. Private to "warmes": am. Private to "Werkes": k.

"warmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Werkes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • warmesawrmes · wamres · warems · warmess · warmmes · warmse · warrmes · wrames
  • Werkesewrkes · wekres · wereks · werkess · werkkes · werkse · werrkes · wrekes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "warmes" for "Werkes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "warmes" is an adjective and "Werkes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "warmes" or "Werkes"?
"Werkes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,361 in our German list, against #12,203 for "warmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "warmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Werkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "warmes" and "Werkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Werkes". 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 #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list