Which to use
“we're” is an abbrev and “Wehr” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,728
- “we're” frequency rank
- #10,974
- “Wehr” frequency rank
- 47702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | we're | Wehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | „we are:“ wir sind | Anlage zur Stauung von Wasser, die quer durch ein fließendes Gewässer verläuft |
Letter map: we're vs Wehr
Shared letters muted; letters that set we're and Wehr apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. we're (CVCV) and Wehr (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - we're and Wehr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: we're is anabbrev and Wehranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
we're is recorded at frequency rank #36,728, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. Wehr is at rank #10,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [veːɐ̯].
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 47702, this pair ranks #1,275,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of we're vs Wehr
Shared letters: erw. Private to "we're": -. Private to "Wehr": h.
"we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Wehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wehr ← ewhr · wehhr · wehrr · werh · wher · wwehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "we're" and "Wehr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "we're" or "Wehr" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "we're" vs "Wehr" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "we're" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "we're" and "Wehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs we're". 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 #1,275,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.