Which to use
“wurd” is a noun and “würze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,845
- “wurd” frequency rank
- #28,953
- “würze” frequency rank
- 54798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wurd | würze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache; Wort | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen |
Where the eye mixes wurd and würze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wurd runs 4 letters (CVCC) against würze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wurd with würze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wurd is [vøt] while würze is [ˈvʏʁt͡sə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54798, 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]. würze is at rank #28,953, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʏʁt͡sə].
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 54798, this pair ranks #1,004,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wurd vs würze
Shared letters: rw. Private to "wurd": du. Private to "würze": ezü.
"wurd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "würze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wurd ← uwrd · wrud · wudr · wurdd · wurrd · wwurd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wurd" for "würze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wurd" vs "würze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wurd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "würze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,004,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wurd" and "würze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "würze vs würzig". 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 #1,004,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.