# were vs wide

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wide
*adjective · IPA [waɪd] · frequency rank #20,128*
von großer Ausdehnung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/were-vs-wide