Which to use
“wurd” and “Wurf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,845
- “wurd” frequency rank
- #11,363
- “Wurf” frequency rank
- 37208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wurd | Wurf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache; Wort | Vorgang, Ergebnis einer Handlung, bei der ein Gegenstand unter Kraftaufwand über eine gewisse Entfernung durch die Luft befördert wird |
Where the eye mixes wurd and Wurf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wurd and Wurf
A purely visual mix-up. wurd ([vøt]) and Wurf ([vʊʁf]) 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 - d in “wurd” becomes f in “Wurf”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wurd is recorded at frequency rank #25,845, classified as anoun, pronounced [vøt]. Wurf is at rank #11,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vʊʁf].
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 37208, this pair ranks #1,596,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wurd vs Wurf
Shared letters: ruw. Private to "wurd": d. Private to "Wurf": f.
"wurd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Wurf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wurd" for "Wurf" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wurd" vs "Wurf" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wurd" and "Wurf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wurd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wurf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wurd" and "Wurf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Werds vs wurd". 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 #1,596,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.