Which to use
“world” is a noun and “Wörth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,374
- “world” frequency rank
- #43,646
- “Wörth” frequency rank
- 46020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | world | Wörth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kein Plural: der Planet Erde | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes world and Wörth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: world vs Wörth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: world is [wɜː(ɹ)ld] while Wörth is [vœʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
world is recorded at frequency rank #2,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [wɜː(ɹ)ld]. Wörth is at rank #43,646, tagged as aname, pronounced [vœʁt].
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 46020, this pair ranks #1,333,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of world vs Wörth
Shared letters: rw. Private to "world": dlo. Private to "Wörth": htö.
"world" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Wörth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- world ← owrld · wolrd · wordl · worldd · worlld · worrld · wrold · wworld
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "world" for "Wörth" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "world" or "Wörth" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "world" and "Wörth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "world" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wörth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "world" and "Wörth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wörth vs Würth". 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 #1,333,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.