# well vs wes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wes
*pronoun · IPA [vɛs] · frequency rank #22,214*
wessen (Genitiv von wer und was)

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