Which to use
“wirbt” and “wirft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,979
- “wirbt” frequency rank
- #2,869
- “wirft” frequency rank
- 13848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirbt | wirft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werfen |
Where the eye mixes wirbt and wirft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wirbt vs wirft
A purely visual mix-up. wirbt ([vɪʁpt]) and wirft ([vɪʁft]) 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 a single letter - b in “wirbt” becomes f in “wirft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirbt is recorded at frequency rank #10,979, classified as averb, pronounced [vɪʁpt]. wirft is at rank #2,869, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪʁft].
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 13848, this pair ranks #1,955,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirbt vs wirft
Shared letters: irtw. Private to "wirbt": b. Private to "wirft": f.
"wirbt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wirft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wirbt" and "wirft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wirbt" or "wirft" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirbt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirbt" and "wirft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirbt vs wit". 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 #1,955,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.