Which to use
“wird” and “wurde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43
- “wird” frequency rank
- #76
- “wurde” frequency rank
- 119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wird | wurde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden |
Where the eye mixes wird and wurde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. wird ([vɪʁt]) and wurde ([ˈvʊʁdə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wird is recorded at frequency rank #43, classified as averb, pronounced [vɪʁt]. wurde is at rank #76, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdə].
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 119, this pair ranks #2,006,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wird vs wurde
Shared letters: drw. Private to "wird": i. Private to "wurde": eu.
"wird" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wurde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV