Which to use
“Worte” and “Wörtern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,002
- “Worte” frequency rank
- #12,209
- “Wörtern” frequency rank
- 13211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Worte | Wörtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Worte and Wörtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Worte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Wörtern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Worte and Wörtern
A purely visual mix-up. Worte ([ˈvɔʁtə]) and Wörtern ([ˈvœʁtɐn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Worte is recorded at frequency rank #1,002, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtə]. 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 13211, this pair ranks #1,959,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Worte vs Wörtern
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "Worte": o. Private to "Wörtern": nö.
"Worte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wörtern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Worte ← owrte · woret · worrte · wortte · wotre · wrote · wworte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Worte" and "Wörtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Worte" or "Wörtern" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Worte" and "Wörtern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Worte" 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 #1,959,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Worte" 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 #1,959,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.