Which to use
“Worte” is a noun and “Wörth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,002
- “Worte” frequency rank
- #43,646
- “Wörth” frequency rank
- 44648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Worte | Wörth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Worte and Wörth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Worte (CVCCV) and Wörth (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Worte vs Wörth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Worte is [ˈvɔʁtə] while Wörth is [vœʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 44648, 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]. 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 44648, this pair ranks #1,379,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Worte vs Wörth
Shared letters: rtw. Private to "Worte": eo. Private to "Wörth": hö.
"Worte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wörth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Worte ← owrte · woret · worrte · wortte · wotre · wrote · wworte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Worte" and "Wörth" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Worte" or "Wörth"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Worte" 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 #1,379,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Worte" 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 #1,379,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.