Which to use
“wehre” and “wehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,548
- “wehre” frequency rank
- #10,777
- “wehrt” frequency rank
- 46325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehre | wehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes wehre and wehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wehre vs wehrt
A purely visual mix-up. wehre ([ˈveːʁə]) and wehrt ([veːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “wehre” becomes t in “wehrt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46325, 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]. 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 46325, this pair ranks #1,322,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wehre vs wehrt
Shared letters: ehrw. Private to "wehre": -. Private to "wehrt": t.
"wehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wehre" for "wehrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wehre" or "wehrt" show up more?
What to do next
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 "wehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,322,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehre" and "wehrt" 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 #1,322,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.