Which to use
“Woche” and “Wolke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #373
- “Woche” frequency rank
- #10,595
- “Wolke” frequency rank
- 10968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Woche | Wolke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 7-tägiger Zeitraum | große Ansammlung von Wasserteilchen in der Troposphäre |
Where the eye mixes Woche and Wolke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Woche and Wolke
A purely visual mix-up. Woche ([ˈvɔxə]) and Wolke ([ˈvɔlkə]) 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 10968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Woche is recorded at frequency rank #373, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔxə]. Wolke is at rank #10,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlkə].
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 10968, this pair ranks #1,972,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Woche vs Wolke
Shared letters: eow. Private to "Woche": ch. Private to "Wolke": kl.
"Woche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wolke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Woche" and "Wolke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Woche" vs "Wolke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Woche" and "Wolke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Woche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Woche" and "Wolke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Wolke". 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 #1,972,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.