werd

[veːɐ̯t]

/[veːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“werd” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,525
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-werd · werd · German

werd · rank #2,525 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,525
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wechseln

Nearest frequency peer: wechseln (-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 „werd“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „werd“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

werd vs WR
0% similar
werd vs wir
50% similar
werd vs wes
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for werd
PropertyValue
Headwordwerd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[veːɐ̯t]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,525
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „werd“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.werdliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wechseln“ (#2,524), „zufällig“ (#2,526), „verteilt“ (#2,523). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „werd“ bei #2,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around werd (IPA [veːɐ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,525 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for werd, with forms such as "ewrd", "wedr", and "werdd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "WR", "wir", "wes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is werd, spelled W-E-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewrd
  • wedr
  • werdd
  • werrd
  • wred
  • wwerd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of werd - 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.

ewrd2wedr2werdd1werrd1wred2wwerd1
Edit distance from "werd"

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

How do you spell "werd"?
"werd" is spelled W-E-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [veːɐ̯t].
What does "werd" mean?
As a verb, "werd" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs werden
What words are commonly confused with "werd"?
"werd" is commonly confused with "WR", "wir", "wes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "werd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "werd" is [veːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "werd" come from?
"werd" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "werd", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frag#2,498ewig#2,496Mist#2,554this#2,559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Marke6 variantsKrise6 variantswarm6 variantstrug6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list