Which to use
“wurde” is a verb and “würdig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #76
- “wurde” frequency rank
- #11,792
- “würdig” frequency rank
- 11868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wurde | würdig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden | etwas verdient habend; so, dass jemandem etwas zusteht |
Where the eye mixes wurde and würdig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wurde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against würdig's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wurde vs würdig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wurde is [ˈvʊʁdə] while würdig is [ˈvʏʁdɪç]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wurde is recorded at frequency rank #76, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdə]. würdig is at rank #11,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʏʁdɪç].
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 11868, this pair ranks #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wurde vs würdig
Shared letters: drw. Private to "wurde": eu. Private to "würdig": giü.
"wurde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "würdig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wurde ← uwrde · wrude · wudre · wurdde · wured · wurrde · wwurde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wurde" and "würdig" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wurde" or "würdig"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wurde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "würdig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wurde" and "würdig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "würdig 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 #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.