# werd vs were

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### werd
*verb · IPA [veːɐ̯t] · frequency rank #2,525*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/werd-vs-were