Which to use
“wir” is a pronoun and “Wort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37
- “wir” frequency rank
- #527
- “Wort” frequency rank
- 564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wir | Wort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural; mehrere Personen, die sprechende eingeschlossen | kleinste, eine selbstständige Bedeutung tragende Einheit der Sprache, eine grammatische Einheit |
Where the eye mixes wir and Wort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wir and Wort
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wir is [viːɐ̯] while Wort is [vɔʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wir is recorded at frequency rank #37, classified as apron, pronounced [viːɐ̯]. Wort is at rank #527, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɔʁt].
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 564, this pair ranks #2,005,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wir vs Wort
Shared letters: rw. Private to "wir": i. Private to "Wort": ot.
"wir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Wort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wort ← owrt · worrt · wortt · wotr · wrot · wwort
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wir" and "Wort" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wir" or "Wort"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wir" and "Wort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wir" and "Wort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs Wort". 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 #2,005,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.