Wehr
[veːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Wehr” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,974
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage zur Stauung von Wasser, die quer durch ein fließendes Gewässer verläuft
Corpus desk
Index DE-wehr · Wehr · German
Wehr · rank #10,974 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,974
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH weckt
Nearest frequency peer: weckt (-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 “Wehr”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wasserstoff
Wasserstoff
89,030 corpus weight
- Wayne
Wayne
89,029 corpus weight
- weckt
weckt
89,028 corpus weight
- Wehr
Wehr
89,027 corpus weight
- werdenden
werdenden
89,026 corpus weight
- Wettbewerbs
Wettbewerbs
89,025 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wehr” 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 | Wehr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [veːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Wehr” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Wehr (IPA [veːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,974 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anlage zur Stauung von Wasser, die quer durch ein fließendes Gewässer verläuft".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wehr, with forms such as "ewhr", "wehhr", and "wehrr". 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, "WR", "wir", "wer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wehr, spelled W-E-H-R.
Definition
- 1Anlage zur Stauung von Wasser, die quer durch ein fließendes Gewässer verläuft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wehr staut den kleinen Bach auf.
Martin Pusch hat vor drei Jahren den Hauptstadtfluss eingehend untersucht, vom Ufer bis zur Sohle. Dabei haben er und seine Mitarbeiter entdeckt, wie fragil das mit Wehren, Schleusen und Ufermauern künstlich im Gleichgewicht gehaltene Flüsschen ist.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewhr
- wehhr
- wehrr
- werh
- wher
- wwehr
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wehr - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wehr", 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 (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Wehr". Here's where to go from here.
- "Wehr" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "WR". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,974 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.