Which to use
“Werft” and “Werks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,593
- “Werft” frequency rank
- #15,264
- “Werks” frequency rank
- 25857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werft | Werks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Werk |
Where the eye mixes Werft and Werks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Werft with Werks
A purely visual mix-up. Werft ([vɛʁft]) and Werks ([vɛʁks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25857, 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]. Werks is at rank #15,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɛʁks].
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 25857, this pair ranks #1,826,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Werft vs Werks
Shared letters: erw. Private to "Werft": ft. Private to "Werks": ks.
"Werft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Werks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Werft" and "Werks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Werft" or "Werks" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Werft" and "Werks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Werks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werft" and "Werks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weins vs Werks". 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 #1,826,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.