Which to use
“wer” is a pronoun and “Werth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #133
- “wer” frequency rank
- #27,135
- “Werth” frequency rank
- 27268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wer | Werth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragt nach einer Person oder mehreren Personen | Flussinsel, vor allen Dingen gebräuchlich für Inseln im Rhein |
Where the eye mixes wer and Werth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wer vs Werth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wer is [veːɐ̯] while Werth is [veːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “wer” sits inside “Werth”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wer is recorded at frequency rank #133, classified as apron, pronounced [veːɐ̯]. Werth is at rank #27,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced [veːɐ̯t].
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 27268, this pair ranks #1,804,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wer vs Werth
Shared letters: erw. Private to "wer": -. Private to "Werth": ht.
"wer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Werth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Werth ← ewrth · werrth · werthh · wertth · wetrh · wreth · wwerth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wer" and "Werth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wer" or "Werth" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Werth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,804,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wer" and "Werth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs Werth". 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 #1,804,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.