Which to use
“werfen” is a verb and “Werkes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,095
- “werfen” frequency rank
- #11,361
- “Werkes” frequency rank
- 13456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | werfen | Werkes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in eine bestimmte Richtung schleudern | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Werk |
Where the eye mixes werfen and Werkes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. werfen and Werkes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: werfen vs Werkes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: werfen is [ˈvɛʁfn̩] while Werkes is [ˈvɛʁkəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
werfen is recorded at frequency rank #2,095, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Werkes is at rank #11,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁkəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13456, this pair ranks #1,957,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of werfen vs Werkes
Shared letters: erw. Private to "werfen": fn. Private to "Werkes": ks.
"werfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Werkes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "werfen" and "Werkes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "werfen" or "Werkes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "werfen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Werkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "werfen" and "Werkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Werkes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,957,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.