Werft

[vɛʁft]

/[vɛʁft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Werft” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,593
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen

Corpus desk

Index DE-werft · Werft · German

Werft · rank #10,593 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,593
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorrunde

Nearest frequency peer: Vorrunde (-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 „Werft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Werft“ 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).

Werft vs wet
40% similar
Werft vs Wort
60% similar
Werft vs Wert
80% similar

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

Key facts for Werft
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɛʁft]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,593
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Werft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Werftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorrunde“ (#10,592), „Western“ (#10,594), „Visier“ (#10,591). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Werft“ bei #10,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Werft (IPA [vɛʁft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,593 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Werft, with forms such as "ewrft", "wefrt", and "werfft". 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, "wet", "Wort", "Wert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Werft, spelled W-E-R-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Werft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In aller Frühe ließ er uns heraustrommeln, lief mit uns im Laufschritt zum Dampfer, und wir fuhren zur Werft, um dort die einzelnen Gegenstände für unsere Ausrüstung zu requirieren.“
  2. „Am Ende der städtischen Werften begannen die Becken, wo die Schiffe ausgestattet oder gebaut wurden.“

This word in other languages

shipyard(English)astillero(Español)chantier(Français)estaleiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewrft
  • wefrt
  • werfft
  • werftt
  • werrft
  • wertf
  • wreft
  • wwerft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewrft2wefrt2werfft1werftt1werrft1wertf2wreft2wwerft1
Edit distance from "Werft"

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 "Werft"?
"Werft" is spelled W-E-R-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʁft].
What does "Werft" mean?
As a noun, "Werft" means: Industrieanlage zum Bauen und Reparieren von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen
What words are commonly confused with "Werft"?
"Werft" is commonly confused with "wet", "Wort", "Wert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Werft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werft" is [vɛʁft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werft" come from?
"Werft" 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 "Werft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wolke#10,595Antun#10,610Tower#10,576stick#10,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Visier8 variantsadidas8 variantsBeutel8 variantsschul8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list