Which to use
“wirre” is an adjective and “wisse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,704
- “wirre” frequency rank
- #13,278
- “wisse” frequency rank
- 58982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirre | wisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirr | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wissen |
Where the eye mixes wirre and wisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wirre and wisse 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 wisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wirre is [ˈvɪʁə] while wisse is [ˈvɪsə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58982, 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]. wisse is at rank #13,278, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪsə].
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 58982, this pair ranks #841,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wirre vs wisse
Shared letters: eiw. Private to "wirre": r. Private to "wisse": s.
"wirre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wisse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wirre" and "wisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wirre" or "wisse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wirre" and "wisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #841,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirre" and "wisse" 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 #841,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.