# word vs would

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### word
*noun · IPA [wɜːd] · frequency rank #8,661*
kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache

### would
*verb · IPA [wʊd] · frequency rank #17,474*
würde, wäre

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/word-vs-would