Which to use
“Worten” and “Wotan” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,226
- “Worten” frequency rank
- #49,400
- “Wotan” frequency rank
- 51626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Worten | Wotan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort | oberster germanischer Gott |
Where the eye mixes Worten and Wotan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Worten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Wotan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Worten and Wotan
A purely visual mix-up. Worten ([ˈvɔʁtn̩]) and Wotan ([ˈvoːtaːn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51626, 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]. Wotan is at rank #49,400, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːtaːn].
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 51626, this pair ranks #1,128,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Worten vs Wotan
Shared letters: notw. Private to "Worten": er. Private to "Wotan": a.
"Worten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wotan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Worten" and "Wotan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Worten" or "Wotan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Worten" and "Wotan" 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 "Wotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,128,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Worten" and "Wotan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wotan vs wüten". 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 #1,128,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.