we're
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The verdict
“we're” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,728
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „we are:“ wir sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-we-re · we're · German
we're · rank #36,728 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,728
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH warfare
Nearest frequency peer: warfare (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „we're“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- vorrätig
vorrätig
63,276 corpus weight
- Walters
Walters
63,275 corpus weight
- warfare
warfare
63,274 corpus weight
- we're
we're
63,273 corpus weight
- weiland
weiland
63,270 corpus weight
- weinst
weinst
63,269 corpus weight
What this shows „we're“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | we're |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #36,728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „we're“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around we're (IPA […]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #36,728 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "„we are:“ wir sind".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for we're, with forms such as "ew're", "w'ere", and "we'er". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wer", "Wert", "Werk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is we're, spelled W-E-'-R-E.
Definition
- 1„we are:“ wir sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how we're appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We're happy to see you.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ew're
- w'ere
- we'er
- we'rre
- wer'e
- wwe're
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of we're - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "we're", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).