Which to use
“Werth” and “Worte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,135
- “Werth” frequency rank
- #1,002
- “Worte” frequency rank
- 28137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werth | Worte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flussinsel, vor allen Dingen gebräuchlich für Inseln im Rhein | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Werth and Worte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Werth with Worte
A purely visual mix-up. Werth ([veːɐ̯t]) and Worte ([ˈvɔʁtə]) 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 28137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Werth is recorded at frequency rank #27,135, classified as anoun, pronounced [veːɐ̯t]. Worte is at rank #1,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtə].
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 28137, this pair ranks #1,789,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Werth vs Worte
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "Werth": h. Private to "Worte": o.
"Werth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Worte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Werth" for "Worte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Werth" vs "Worte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Werth" and "Worte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Worte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werth" and "Worte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs Werth". 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 #1,789,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.