# Werber vs were

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Werber
*noun · IPA [ˈvɛʁbɐ] · frequency rank #37,895*
Person, welche Werbung gestaltet und durchführt

### were
*verb · IPA [wɜː] · frequency rank #13,071*
2. Person Singular simple past des Verbs be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/werber-vs-were