Which to use
“Wehr” is a noun and “wehre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,974
- “Wehr” frequency rank
- #35,548
- “wehre” frequency rank
- 46522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wehr | wehre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anlage zur Stauung von Wasser, die quer durch ein fließendes Gewässer verläuft | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes Wehr and wehre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wehr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wehre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Wehr and wehre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wehr is [veːɐ̯] while wehre is [ˈveːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Wehr” sits inside “wehre”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wehr is recorded at frequency rank #10,974, classified as anoun, pronounced [veːɐ̯]. wehre is at rank #35,548, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːʁə].
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 46522, this pair ranks #1,316,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wehr vs wehre
Shared letters: ehrw. Private to "Wehr": -. Private to "wehre": -.
"Wehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Wehr" and "wehre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Wehr" or "wehre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Wehr" and "wehre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wehr" and "wehre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehre vs welke". 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 #1,316,157 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.