# well vs wem

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### well
*verb · IPA [vɛl] · frequency rank #9,299*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wellen

### wem
*pronoun · IPA [veːm] · frequency rank #2,002*
Dativ von wer

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