Which to use
“Worten” and “Wortes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,226
- “Worten” frequency rank
- #7,258
- “Wortes” frequency rank
- 9484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Worten | Wortes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wort |
Where the eye mixes Worten and Wortes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Worten and Wortes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Worten and Wortes
A purely visual mix-up. Worten ([ˈvɔʁtn̩]) and Wortes ([ˈvɔʁtəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Worten” becomes s in “Wortes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Worten is recorded at frequency rank #2,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtn̩]. Wortes is at rank #7,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtəs].
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 9484, this pair ranks #1,979,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Worten vs Wortes
Shared letters: eortw. Private to "Worten": n. Private to "Wortes": s.
"Worten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wortes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Worten" and "Wortes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Worten" or "Wortes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Worten" and "Wortes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Worten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Worten" and "Wortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirres vs Wortes". 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 #1,979,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.