Which to use
“wurde” is a verb and “Wurf” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #76
- “wurde” frequency rank
- #11,363
- “Wurf” frequency rank
- 11439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wurde | Wurf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden | Vorgang, Ergebnis einer Handlung, bei der ein Gegenstand unter Kraftaufwand über eine gewisse Entfernung durch die Luft befördert wird |
Where the eye mixes wurde and Wurf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wurde is [ˈvʊʁdə] while Wurf is [vʊʁf]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wurde is recorded at frequency rank #76, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdə]. 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 11439, this pair ranks #1,969,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wurde vs Wurf
Shared letters: ruw. Private to "wurde": de. Private to "Wurf": f.
"wurde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wurf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC