word

[wɜːd]

/[wɜːd]/ noun

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The verdict

“word” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,661
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-word · word · German

word · rank #8,661 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,661
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohnst

Nearest frequency peer: wohnst (-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 „word“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „word“ 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).

word vs WR
0% similar
word vs wow
50% similar
word vs Wort
50% similar

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

Key facts for word
PropertyValue
Headwordword
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[wɜːd]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,661
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „word“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wohnst“ (#8,660), „wtf“ (#8,662), „Wohnhaus“ (#8,659). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „word“ bei #8,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around word (IPA [wɜːd]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,661 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for word, with forms such as "owrd", "wodr", and "wordd". 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", "wow", "Wort", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 word, spelled W-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache
  2. 2
    Information oder Mitteilung über eine Neuigkeit
  3. 3
    Abfolge von beispielsweise 16 oder 64 Bits in der Informatik, die zusammen verarbeitet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an arm-chair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner.“
  2. We got word from them.

Synonyms

machine word

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrd
  • wodr
  • wordd
  • worrd
  • wrod
  • wword

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of word - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owrd2wodr2wordd1worrd1wrod2wword1
Edit distance from "word"

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 "word"?
"word" is spelled W-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [wɜːd].
What does "word" mean?
As a noun, "word" means: kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache
What words are commonly confused with "word"?
"word" is commonly confused with "WR", "wow", "Wort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "word"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "word" is [wɜːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "word" come from?
"word" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

when#8,658Darm#8,695rita#8,620Fell#8,708

Similar misspelling depth

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

graue6 variantsKrim6 variantsmisst6 variantsorder6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list