Which to use
“Wehmut” is a noun and “wehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,313
- “Wehmut” frequency rank
- #10,777
- “wehrt” frequency rank
- 51090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wehmut | wehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nach innen gekehrte, traurige Grundstimmung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes Wehmut and wehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wehmut runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wehrt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Wehmut and wehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wehmut is [ˈveːmuːt] while wehrt is [veːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wehmut is recorded at frequency rank #40,313, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːmuːt]. wehrt is at rank #10,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [veːɐ̯t].
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 51090, this pair ranks #1,148,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wehmut vs wehrt
Shared letters: ehtw. Private to "Wehmut": mu. Private to "wehrt": r.
"Wehmut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wehmut" for "wehrt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wehmut" vs "wehrt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Wehmut" and "wehrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wehmut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,148,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wehmut" and "wehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wehmut vs wehmütig". 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 #1,148,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.