Which to use
“Wort” and “Worte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #527
- “Wort” frequency rank
- #1,002
- “Worte” frequency rank
- 1529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wort | Worte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinste, eine selbstständige Bedeutung tragende Einheit der Sprache, eine grammatische Einheit | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Wort and Worte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Wort with Worte
A purely visual mix-up. Wort ([vɔʁt]) and Worte ([ˈvɔʁtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Wort” sits inside “Worte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wort is recorded at frequency rank #527, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɔʁt]. Worte is at rank #1,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtə].
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 1529, this pair ranks #2,004,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wort vs Worte
Shared letters: ortw. Private to "Wort": -. Private to "Worte": e.
"Wort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Worte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wort" and "Worte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Wort" vs "Worte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Worte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wort" and "Worte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs Worte". 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 #2,004,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.