Which to use
“Wölfe” and “Worte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,491
- “Wölfe” frequency rank
- #1,002
- “Worte” frequency rank
- 9493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wölfe | Worte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolf | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Wölfe and Worte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Wölfe and Worte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Wölfe vs Worte
A purely visual mix-up. Wölfe ([ˈvœlfə]) and Worte ([ˈvɔʁtə]) 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 9493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wölfe is recorded at frequency rank #8,491, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœlfə]. Worte is at rank #1,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtə].
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 9493, this pair ranks #1,979,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wölfe vs Worte
Shared letters: ew. Private to "Wölfe": flö. Private to "Worte": ort.
"Wölfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Worte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Worte ← owrte · woret · worrte · wortte · wotre · wrote · wworte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wölfe" for "Worte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wölfe" vs "Worte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wölfe" and "Worte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wölfe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Worte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wölfe" and "Worte" 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 #1,979,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.