# world vs worum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### world
*noun · IPA [wɜː(ɹ)ld] · frequency rank #2,374*
kein Plural: der Planet Erde

### worum
*adverb · IPA [voˈʁʊm] · frequency rank #6,880*
um welche Sache/Angelegenheit

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