Which to use
“wilde” is an adjective and “Wolke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,668
- “wilde” frequency rank
- #10,595
- “Wolke” frequency rank
- 15263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilde | Wolke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wild | große Ansammlung von Wasserteilchen in der Troposphäre |
Where the eye mixes wilde and Wolke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wilde with Wolke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wilde is [ˈvɪldə] while Wolke is [ˈvɔlkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilde is recorded at frequency rank #4,668, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldə]. Wolke is at rank #10,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlkə].
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 15263, this pair ranks #1,945,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wilde vs Wolke
Shared letters: elw. Private to "wilde": di. Private to "Wolke": ko.
"wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wolke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wilde" and "Wolke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wilde" vs "Wolke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wilde" and "Wolke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilde" and "Wolke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Wolke". 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 #1,945,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.