Which to use
“wirre” is an adjective and “Wirte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,704
- “wirre” frequency rank
- #30,395
- “Wirte” frequency rank
- 76099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirre | Wirte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wirt |
Where the eye mixes wirre and Wirte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wirre and Wirte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wirre vs Wirte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wirre is [ˈvɪʁə] while Wirte is [ˈvɪʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “wirre” becomes t in “Wirte”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirre is recorded at frequency rank #45,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁə]. Wirte is at rank #30,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁtə].
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 76099, this pair ranks #291,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wirre vs Wirte
Shared letters: eirw. Private to "wirre": -. Private to "Wirte": t.
"wirre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wirte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wirre" and "Wirte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wirre" or "Wirte" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "wirre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirre" and "Wirte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirre vs wirres". 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 #291,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.