Wolfs vs Wulf, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#36,744
“Wolfs” frequency rank: #28,025
“Wulf” frequency rank: 64769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Wolfs	Wulf
Definition	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wolf	Wolf

Letter map: Wolfs vs Wulf

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

5 ch

Wolfs

4 ch

Wulf

Pair insight - Wolfs / Wulf

Wolfs 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 64769, 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]. 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 64769, this pair ranks #629,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Wolfs vs Wulf

Shared letters: flw. Private to "Wolfs": os. Private to "Wulf": u.

"Wolfs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Wulf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

Wolfs ← owlfs · wlofs · wofls · wolffs · wolfss · wollfs · wolsf · wwolfs
Wulf ← uwlf · wluf · wufl · wullf · wwulf

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Wolfs" and "Wulf" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "Wolfs" vs "Wulf" - which ranks higher?

"Wulf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,025 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 "Wulf".

Full dictionary entry for "Wolfs" 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 #629,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Wolfs" 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 #629,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.