Which to use
“Werk” and “Werkes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,123
- “Werk” frequency rank
- #11,361
- “Werkes” frequency rank
- 12484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werk | Werkes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Tätigkeit des Arbeitens an einer (umfangreichen) Sache | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Werk |
Where the eye mixes Werk and Werkes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Werk runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Werkes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Werk vs Werkes
A purely visual mix-up. Werk ([vɛʁk]) and Werkes ([ˈvɛʁkəs]) 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) - “Werk” sits inside “Werkes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Werk is recorded at frequency rank #1,123, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɛʁk]. 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 12484, this pair ranks #1,963,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Werk vs Werkes
Shared letters: ekrw. Private to "Werk": -. Private to "Werkes": s.
"Werk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Werkes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Werk" and "Werkes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Werk" or "Werkes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Werk" and "Werkes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werk" 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 #1,963,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werk" 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 #1,963,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.