wehtevsWohleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: wehte is a verb, Wohle is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“wehte” is a verb and “Wohle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,686
“wehte” frequency rank
#15,000
“Wohle” frequency rank
60686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wehte Wohle
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wohl

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wehte and Wohle apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
wehte
5 ch
Wohle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wehte is [ˈveːtə] while Wohle is [ˈvoːlə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wehte is recorded at frequency rank #45,686, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə]. Wohle is at rank #15,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːlə].

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 60686, this pair ranks #777,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wehte vs Wohle

Shared letters: ehw. Private to "wehte": t. Private to "Wohle": lo.

"wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Wohle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wehteewhte · wehet · wehhte · wehtte · wethe · whete · wwehte
  • Wohleowhle · whole · wohel · wohhle · wohlle · wolhe · wwohle

Frequency comparison

wehte#45,686
Wohle#15,000

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wehte" and "Wohle" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "wehte" is a verb and "Wohle" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "wehte" or "Wohle"?
"Wohle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,000 in our German list, against #45,686 for "wehte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering wehte vs Wohle

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “wehte”; for a noun, it's “Wohle”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wehte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list