# were vs wird

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wird
*verb · IPA [vɪʁt] · frequency rank #43*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden

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