Which to use
“Werft” and “Werften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,593
- “Werft” frequency rank
- #45,696
- “Werften” frequency rank
- 56289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werft | Werften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Werft |
Where the eye mixes Werft and Werften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Werft and Werften
A purely visual mix-up. Werft ([vɛʁft]) and Werften ([ˈvɛʁftn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Werft” sits inside “Werften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Werft is recorded at frequency rank #10,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɛʁft]. Werften is at rank #45,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁftn̩].
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 56289, this pair ranks #946,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Werft vs Werften
Shared letters: efrtw. Private to "Werft": -. Private to "Werften": n.
"Werft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Werften" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Werft" and "Werften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Werft" or "Werften" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Werften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #946,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werft" and "Werften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs Werften". 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 #946,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.