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“Wolfs” and “words” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,744
“Wolfs” frequency rank
#22,972
“words” frequency rank
59716
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Wolfs words
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wolf Plural des Substantivs word

Letter map: Wolfs vs words

Shared letters muted; letters that set Wolfs and words apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Wolfs
5 ch
words

Spelling & dictionary notes on Wolfs vs words

Wolfs and words 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Wolfs is recorded at frequency rank #36,744, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɔlfs]. words is at rank #22,972, 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 59716, this pair ranks #814,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Wolfs vs words

Shared letters: osw. Private to "Wolfs": fl. Private to "words": dr.

"Wolfs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "words" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Wolfsowlfs · wlofs · wofls · wolffs · wolfss · wollfs · wolsf · wwolfs
  • wordsowrds · wodrs · wordds · wordss · worrds · worsd · wrods · wwords

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Wolfs" and "words" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Wolfs" vs "words" - which ranks higher?
"words" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,972 in our German list, against #36,744 for "Wolfs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Wolfs" and "words".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Wolfs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "words" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #814,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Wolfs" and "words" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wolfs vs worlds". 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 #814,080 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list