Which to use
“Wörter” is a noun and “Wörth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,628
- “Wörter” frequency rank
- #43,646
- “Wörth” frequency rank
- 47274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wörter | Wörth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wort | eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Wörter and Wörth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wörter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Wörth's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wörter vs Wörth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wörter is [ˈvœʁtɐ] while Wörth is [vœʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wörter is recorded at frequency rank #3,628, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœʁtɐ]. 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 47274, this pair ranks #1,290,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wörter vs Wörth
Shared letters: rtwö. Private to "Wörter": e. Private to "Wörth": h.
"Wörter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wörth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Wörter" 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 #1,290,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wörter" and "Wörth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wörth vs Würth". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,290,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.