Which to use
“we're” is an abbrev and “wehrte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,728
- “we're” frequency rank
- #22,211
- “wehrte” frequency rank
- 58939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | we're | wehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | „we are:“ wir sind | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Letter map: we're vs wehrte
Shared letters muted; letters that set we're and wehrte apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. we're runs 4 letters (CVCV) against wehrte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: we're vs wehrte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: we're is anabbrev and wehrteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58939, 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 […]. wehrte is at rank #22,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tə].
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 58939, this pair ranks #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of we're vs wehrte
Shared letters: erw. Private to "we're": -. Private to "wehrte": ht.
"we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "wehrte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehrte ← ewhrte · wehhrte · wehret · wehrrte · wehrtte · wehtre · werhte · wherte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "we're" and "wehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "we're" or "wehrte"?
After this comparison
You've compared "we're" and "wehrte". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "we're" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "we're" and "wehrte" 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 #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.