# Werds vs were

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Werds
*noun · IPA [vɛʁt͡s] · frequency rank #45,695*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Werd

### 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/werds-vs-were