werden
[ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“werden” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - seinen Zustand ändern; einer Änderung unterlaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-werden · werden · German
werden · rank #45 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #45
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH was
Nearest frequency peer: was (-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 “werden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- oder
oder
99,959 corpus weight
- wird
wird
99,958 corpus weight
- was
was
99,957 corpus weight
- werden
werden
99,956 corpus weight
- einen
einen
99,955 corpus weight
- am
am
99,954 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “werden” 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 | werden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #45 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “werden” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around werden (IPA [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for werden, with forms such as "ewrden", "wedren", and "werdden". 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, "were", "wurde", "Werke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is werden, spelled W-E-R-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1seinen Zustand ändern; einer Änderung unterlaufen
- 2in Zukunft geschehen; in Zukunft sein
- 3Als Hilfsverb: ::[3] zur Futurbildung in Verbindung mit dem Infinitiv ::[4] zum Ausdruck einer Vermutung mit dem Infinitiv ::[5] zur Passivbildung in Verbindung mit dem Partizip II
- 4entstehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how werden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dein Gesicht wird rot.
Es wird langsam dunkel.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewrden
- wedren
- werdden
- werdenn
- werdne
- weredn
- werrden
- wreden
- wwerden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of werden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 2, 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 "werden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.