Which to use
“Welpe” and “Wölfe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,362
- “Welpe” frequency rank
- #8,491
- “Wölfe” frequency rank
- 40853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Welpe | Wölfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | junger Fuchs, Wolf oder Hund | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolf |
Where the eye mixes Welpe and Wölfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Welpe and Wölfe
A purely visual mix-up. Welpe ([ˈvɛlpə]) and Wölfe ([ˈvœlfə]) 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 40853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Welpe is recorded at frequency rank #32,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛlpə]. Wölfe is at rank #8,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœlfə].
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 40853, this pair ranks #1,496,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Welpe vs Wölfe
Shared letters: elw. Private to "Welpe": p. Private to "Wölfe": fö.
"Welpe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wölfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Welpe ← ewlpe · welep · wellpe · welppe · weple · wlepe · wwelpe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Welpe" for "Wölfe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Welpe" or "Wölfe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Welpe" and "Wölfe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Welpe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wölfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,496,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Welpe" and "Wölfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Welpe". 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 #1,496,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.