Which to use
“Werth” is a noun and “Wörth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,135
- “Werth” frequency rank
- #43,646
- “Wörth” frequency rank
- 70781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werth | Wörth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flussinsel, vor allen Dingen gebräuchlich für Inseln im Rhein | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Werth and Wörth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Werth with Wörth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Werth is [veːɐ̯t] while Wörth is [vœʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Werth” becomes ö in “Wörth”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70781, 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]. Wörth is at rank #43,646, tagged as aname, pronounced [vœʁt].
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 70781, this pair ranks #435,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Werth vs Wörth
Shared letters: hrtw. Private to "Werth": e. Private to "Wörth": ö.
"Werth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Wörth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Werth ← ewrth · werrth · werthh · wertth · wetrh · wreth · wwerth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Werth" for "Wörth" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Werth" or "Wörth" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wörth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werth" and "Wörth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wörth vs Würth". 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 #435,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.