Which to use
“Woche” and “Wölfe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #373
- “Woche” frequency rank
- #8,491
- “Wölfe” frequency rank
- 8864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Woche | Wölfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 7-tägiger Zeitraum | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolf |
Where the eye mixes Woche and Wölfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Woche with Wölfe
A purely visual mix-up. Woche ([ˈvɔxə]) and Wölfe ([ˈvœlfə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Woche is recorded at frequency rank #373, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔxə]. Wölfe is at rank #8,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœlfə].
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 8864, this pair ranks #1,982,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Woche vs Wölfe
Shared letters: ew. Private to "Woche": cho. Private to "Wölfe": flö.
"Woche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wölfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Woche ← owche · wcohe · wocche · woceh · wochhe · wohce · wwoche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Woche" and "Wölfe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Woche" or "Wölfe" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Woche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wölfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Woche" and "Wölfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Wölfe". 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 #1,982,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.