Which to use
“welke” and “wilde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,128
- “welke” frequency rank
- #4,668
- “wilde” frequency rank
- 51796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | welke | wilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs welk | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes welke and wilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. welke and wilde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: welke vs wilde
A purely visual mix-up. welke ([ˈvɛlkə]) and wilde ([ˈvɪldə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
welke is recorded at frequency rank #47,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛlkə]. wilde is at rank #4,668, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldə].
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 51796, this pair ranks #1,121,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of welke vs wilde
Shared letters: elw. Private to "welke": k. Private to "wilde": di.
"welke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "welke" for "wilde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "welke" or "wilde"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "welke" and "wilde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "welke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,121,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "welke" and "wilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehte vs welke". 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 #1,121,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.