Which to use
“Wirtin” and “Worten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,575
- “Wirtin” frequency rank
- #2,226
- “Worten” frequency rank
- 29801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wirtin | Worten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die privat oder kommerziell Gäste bewirtet | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Wirtin and Worten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wirtin and Worten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Wirtin vs Worten
A purely visual mix-up. Wirtin ([ˈvɪʁtɪn]) and Worten ([ˈvɔʁtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wirtin is recorded at frequency rank #27,575, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪʁtɪn]. Worten is at rank #2,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtn̩].
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 29801, this pair ranks #1,760,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wirtin vs Worten
Shared letters: nrtw. Private to "Wirtin": i. Private to "Worten": eo.
"Wirtin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Worten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wirtin" and "Worten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Wirtin" vs "Worten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wirtin" and "Worten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wirtin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Worten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wirtin" and "Worten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wirte vs Wirtin". 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 #1,760,044 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.