Which to use
“wehre” is a verb and “wirre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,548
- “wehre” frequency rank
- #45,704
- “wirre” frequency rank
- 81252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehre | wirre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr |
Where the eye mixes wehre and wirre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wehre and wirre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between wehre and wirre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wehre is [ˈveːʁə] while wirre is [ˈvɪʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81252, 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]. wirre is at rank #45,704, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁə].
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 81252, this pair ranks #179,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wehre vs wirre
Shared letters: erw. Private to "wehre": h. Private to "wirre": i.
"wehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wirre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wehre" and "wirre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wehre" vs "wirre" - which ranks higher?
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 "wirre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehre" and "wirre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirre vs wirres". 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 #179,453 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.