Which to use
“wehre” and “wehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,548
- “wehre” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “wehren” frequency rank
- 40992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehre | wehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | sich etwas/jemandem entgegensetzen; gegen etwas Widerstand leisten |
Where the eye mixes wehre and wehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wehre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wehren's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wehre and wehren
A purely visual mix-up. wehre ([ˈveːʁə]) and wehren ([ˈveːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wehre” sits inside “wehren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehre is recorded at frequency rank #35,548, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːʁə]. wehren is at rank #5,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːʁən].
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 40992, this pair ranks #1,492,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wehre vs wehren
Shared letters: ehrw. Private to "wehre": -. Private to "wehren": n.
"wehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wehre" and "wehren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wehre" or "wehren"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehre" and "wehren" 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 #1,492,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.