# WDR vs wig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### WDR
*abbrev · IPA [veːdeːˈʔɛʁ] · frequency rank #6,609*
Wellendichtring

### wig
*noun · IPA [wɪɡ] · frequency rank #46,402*
die Perücke

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wdr-vs-wig