Which to use
“wehrt” is a verb and “Wert” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,777
- “wehrt” frequency rank
- #562
- “Wert” frequency rank
- 11339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehrt | Wert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wehren | meist in Geld ausgedrücktes materielles Äquivalent einer Sache, einer Dienstleistung oder einer Information |
Same sound, different letters: wehrt vs Wert
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. wehrt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Wert's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - wehrt and Wert
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: wehrt and Wert carry the same recorded pronunciation, [veːɐ̯t]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehrt is recorded at frequency rank #10,777, classified as averb, pronounced [veːɐ̯t]. Wert is at rank #562, tagged as anoun, 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 11339, this pair ranks #1,970,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wehrt vs Wert
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "wehrt": h. Private to "Wert": -.
"wehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Wert" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wehrt" for "Wert" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wehrt" or "Wert"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehrt" and "Wert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehrt vs went". 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 #1,970,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.