Which to use
“Wölfe” and “Wulf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,491
- “Wölfe” frequency rank
- #28,025
- “Wulf” frequency rank
- 36516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wölfe | Wulf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolf | Wolf |
Letter map: Wölfe vs Wulf
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wölfe and Wulf apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Wölfe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Wulf's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Wölfe vs Wulf
Wölfe and Wulf are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36516, 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]. Wulf is at rank #28,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 36516, this pair ranks #1,613,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wölfe vs Wulf
Shared letters: flw. Private to "Wölfe": eö. Private to "Wulf": u.
"Wölfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wulf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wulf ← uwlf · wluf · wufl · wullf · wwulf
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wölfe" and "Wulf" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "Wölfe" vs "Wulf" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wölfe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wulf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,613,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wölfe" and "Wulf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Wulf". 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 #1,613,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.