Which to use
“Weide” is a noun and “wurde” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,460
- “Weide” frequency rank
- #76
- “wurde” frequency rank
- 14536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weide | wurde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laubgehölz aus der Gattung Salix | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden |
Where the eye mixes Weide and wurde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Weide and wurde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weide is [ˈvaɪ̯də] while wurde is [ˈvʊʁdə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weide is recorded at frequency rank #14,460, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯də]. wurde is at rank #76, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdə].
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 14536, this pair ranks #1,950,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Weide vs wurde
Shared letters: dew. Private to "Weide": i. Private to "wurde": ru.
"Weide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "wurde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Weide" for "wurde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Weide" vs "wurde" - 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 "Weide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wurde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weide" and "wurde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weide vs Weins". 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 #1,950,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.