Ware
[ˈvaːʁə]
The verdict
“Ware” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,169
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Handel oder Tausch erwerbbares Gut
Corpus desk
Index DE-ware · Ware · German
Ware · rank #4,169 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,169
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Vorwurf
Nearest frequency peer: Vorwurf (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ware”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Verträge
Verträge
95,835 corpus weight
- vorhandenen
vorhandenen
95,834 corpus weight
- Vorwurf
Vorwurf
95,833 corpus weight
- Ware
Ware
95,832 corpus weight
- weibliche
weibliche
95,831 corpus weight
- wetten
wetten
95,830 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ware” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ware |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːʁə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ware” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Ware (IPA [ˈvaːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,169 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ware, with forms such as "awre", "waer", and "warre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "WE", "WR", "wie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ware, spelled W-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1durch Handel oder Tausch erwerbbares Gut
- 2Erzeugnis von einer bestimmten Beschaffenheit, zum Beispiel bei Textilien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ware appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Händler bietet seine Waren feil.
„Sie ließen die Diligent komplett überholen und heuerten eine Mannschaft an, welche die Waren für die erste Fahrt nach Martinique an Bord verstaute; das Ganze nahm beinahe neun Monate in Anspruch.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- awre
- waer
- warre
- wrae
- wware
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ware - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ware", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Ware". Here's where to go from here.
- "Ware" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "WE". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,169 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.