Which to use
“wehre” and “werde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,548
- “wehre” frequency rank
- #232
- “werde” frequency rank
- 35780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehre | werde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs werden |
Where the eye mixes wehre and werde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wehre with werde
A purely visual mix-up. wehre ([ˈveːʁə]) and werde ([ˈveːɐ̯də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35780, 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]. werde is at rank #232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯də].
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 35780, this pair ranks #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wehre vs werde
Shared letters: erw. Private to "wehre": h. Private to "werde": d.
"wehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "werde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wehre" and "werde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wehre" or "werde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "werde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehre" and "werde" 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 #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.