Which to use
“Weltkrieg” and “Weltkriege” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,698
- “Weltkrieg” frequency rank
- #25,837
- “Weltkriege” frequency rank
- 28535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weltkrieg | Weltkriege |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewaffneter Konflikt, an welchem viele Länder beteiligt sind und dessen Kampfhandlungen sich über einen großen Teil der Erde erstrecken | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Weltkrieg |
Where the eye mixes Weltkrieg and Weltkriege
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Weltkrieg runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVVC) against Weltkriege's 10 (CVCCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Weltkrieg and Weltkriege
A purely visual mix-up. Weltkrieg ([ˈvɛltˌkʁiːk]) and Weltkriege ([ˈvɛltˌkʁiːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Weltkrieg” sits inside “Weltkriege”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weltkrieg is recorded at frequency rank #2,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛltˌkʁiːk]. Weltkriege is at rank #25,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛltˌkʁiːɡə].
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 28535, this pair ranks #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Weltkrieg vs Weltkriege
Shared letters: egiklrtw. Private to "Weltkrieg": -. Private to "Weltkriege": -.
"Weltkrieg" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC · "Weltkriege" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Weltkrieg ← ewltkrieg · welktrieg · welltkrieg · weltkireg · weltkkrieg · weltkreig · weltkriegg · weltkrige
- Weltkriege ← ewltkriege · welktriege · welltkriege · weltkirege · weltkkriege · weltkreige · weltkrieeg · weltkriegge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Weltkrieg" for "Weltkriege" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Weltkrieg" or "Weltkriege" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Weltkrieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Weltkriege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weltkrieg" and "Weltkriege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weltkriege vs Weltkriegen". 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 #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.