Which to use
“worden” is an unknown and “Wörtern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #285
- “worden” frequency rank
- #12,209
- “Wörtern” frequency rank
- 12494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | worden | Wörtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu werden: geworden. | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes worden and Wörtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. worden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Wörtern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: worden vs Wörtern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: worden is [ˈvɔʁdən] while Wörtern is [ˈvœʁtɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
worden is recorded at frequency rank #285, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈvɔʁdən]. Wörtern is at rank #12,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœʁtɐn].
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 12494, this pair ranks #1,963,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of worden vs Wörtern
Shared letters: enrw. Private to "worden": do. Private to "Wörtern": tö.
"worden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wörtern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- worden ← owrden · wodren · wordden · wordenn · wordne · woredn · worrden · wroden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "worden" for "Wörtern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "worden" or "Wörtern"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "worden" and "Wörtern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "worden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wörtern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "worden" and "Wörtern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wörtern vs Würmern". 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 #1,963,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.