Which to use
“wurde” and “würgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #76
- “wurde” frequency rank
- #29,877
- “würgen” frequency rank
- 29953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wurde | würgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden | jemandem die Kehle zudrücken |
Where the eye mixes wurde and würgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wurde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against würgen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wurde with würgen
A purely visual mix-up. wurde ([ˈvʊʁdə]) and würgen ([ˈvʏʁɡn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wurde is recorded at frequency rank #76, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdə]. würgen is at rank #29,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʏʁɡn̩].
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 29953, this pair ranks #1,757,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wurde vs würgen
Shared letters: erw. Private to "wurde": du. Private to "würgen": gnü.
"wurde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "würgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wurde ← uwrde · wrude · wudre · wurdde · wured · wurrde · wwurde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wurde" and "würgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wurde" vs "würgen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wurde" and "würgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wurde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "würgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,757,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wurde" and "würgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "würgen vs Würmern". 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 #1,757,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.