werden

/[ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

werden is aGermanverb. It means: seinen Zustand ändern; einer Änderung unterlaufen Pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]. It ranks #45 in German word frequency. Often confused with were and wurde.

Key facts for werden
PropertyValue
Headwordwerden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of werden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for werden is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #45 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for werden, with forms such as "ewrden", "wedren", and "werdden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "were", "wurde", "Werke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is werden, spelled W-E-R-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Zustand ändern; einer Änderung unterlaufen
  2. 2
    in Zukunft geschehen; in Zukunft sein
  3. 3
    Als 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
  4. 4
    entstehen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewrden,wedren,werdden,werdenn,werdne,weredn,werrden,wreden,wwerden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for werden

Misspelling Variants of "werden"

ewrden6wedren6werdden7werdenn7werdne6weredn6werrden7wreden6
Misspelling Variants of "werden"

Frequency rank: #45 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "werden"?
"werden" is spelled W-E-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩].
What does "werden" mean?
As a verb, "werden" means: seinen Zustand ändern; einer Änderung unterlaufen
What words are commonly confused with "werden"?
"werden" is commonly confused with "were", "wurde", "Werke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "werden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "werden" is [ˈveːɐ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "werden" come from?
"werden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.