Würth vs würze, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Würth” is a name and “würze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,332
“Würth” frequency rank: #28,953
“würze” frequency rank: 69285
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Würth	würze
Definition	deutscher Nachname, Familienname	1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen

Letter map: Würth vs würze

Shared letters muted; letters that set Würth and würze apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Würth (CVCCC) and würze (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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Würth

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würze

Role in the sentence - Würth and würze

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Würth is aname and würzeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Würth is recorded at frequency rank #40,332, classified as aname, pronounced […]. 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 69285, this pair ranks #481,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Würth vs würze

Shared letters: rwü. Private to "Würth": ht. Private to "würze": ez.

"Würth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "würze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Würth" and "würze" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Würth" is a name and "würze" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "Würth" vs "würze" - which ranks higher?

"würze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,953 in our German list, against #40,332 for "Würth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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Full dictionary entry for "Würth" 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 #481,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Würth" and "würze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Würth". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #481,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.