# weird vs were

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### weird
*adjective · IPA [wɪəd] · frequency rank #29,863*
bizarr, drollig, eigenartig, grotesk, kurios, seltsam, sonderbar, verschroben

### were
*verb · IPA [wɜː] · frequency rank #13,071*
2. Person Singular simple past des Verbs be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/weird-vs-were