Werken
[ˈvɛʁkn̩]
The verdict
“Werken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,238
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schulfach, das der Vermittlung praktischer Erfahrungen in handwerklichem Arbeiten dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-werken · Werken · German
Werken · rank #4,238 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,238
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH versprochen
Nearest frequency peer: versprochen (-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 “Werken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- träumen
träumen
95,766 corpus weight
- Verordnung
Verordnung
95,765 corpus weight
- versprochen
versprochen
95,764 corpus weight
- Werken
Werken
95,763 corpus weight
- wirkte
wirkte
95,761 corpus weight
- woran
woran
95,760 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Werken” 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 | Werken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛʁkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Werken” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Werken (IPA [ˈvɛʁkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,238 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schulfach, das der Vermittlung praktischer Erfahrungen in handwerklichem Arbeiten dient".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Werken, with forms such as "ewrken", "wekren", and "werekn". 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, "Werte", "Wesen", "Werks", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Werken, spelled W-E-R-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Schulfach, das der Vermittlung praktischer Erfahrungen in handwerklichem Arbeiten dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Werken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während Werken aber ein Schulfach ist und vor allem Grundlagen vermittelt, ist Basteln ein Hobby, und erstreckt sich über weit mehr Materialien und Methoden als der Werkunterricht vermittelt.“
„Besonders eifrig war er in dem Fach Werken, für das ein großer Raum im Tiefparterre der Schule genutzt wurde, der zuvor einmal die Schulküche war und danach jahrelang ein Abstellplatz für Fahrräder.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewrken
- wekren
- werekn
- werkenn
- werkken
- werkne
- werrken
- wreken
- wwerken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Werken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Werken", 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).
What to do next
You've looked up "Werken". Here's where to go from here.
- "Werken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Werte". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,238 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.