Worms

[vɔʁms]

/[vɔʁms]/ name

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The verdict

“Worms” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,418
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-worms · Worms · German

Worms · rank #12,418 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,418
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH württembergis…

Nearest frequency peer: württembergischen (+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 „Worms“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Worms“ 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).

Worms vs Wort
60% similar
Worms vs Wurm
60% similar
Worms vs Worte
60% similar

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

Key facts for Worms
PropertyValue
HeadwordWorms
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɔʁms]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,418
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Worms“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wormsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „württembergischen“ (#12,419), „wiederholte“ (#12,416), „Zehen“ (#12,420). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Worms“ bei #12,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Worms (IPA [vɔʁms]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,418 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Worms, with forms such as "owrms", "womrs", and "wormms". 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, "Wort", "Wurm", "Worte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Worms, spelled W-O-R-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Worms liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
  2. „Die ehemaligen Römerstädte Köln, Mainz, Worms, Speyer, Straßburg und Basel gewannen wirtschaftliche Bedeutung, seit der Warenaustausch mit Italien nicht mehr hauptsächlich über Marseille und Fos auf dem Seeweg, sondern immer mehr über die Alpenpässe abgewickelt wurde.“

This word in other languages

Worms(English)Worms(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrms
  • womrs
  • wormms
  • wormss
  • worrms
  • worsm
  • wroms
  • wworms

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owrms2womrs2wormms1wormss1worrms1worsm2wroms2wworms1
Edit distance from "Worms"

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 "Worms"?
"Worms" is spelled W-O-R-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [vɔʁms].
What does "Worms" mean?
As a proper noun, "Worms" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Worms"?
"Worms" is commonly confused with "Wort", "Wurm", "Worte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Worms"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Worms" is [vɔʁms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Worms" come from?
"Worms" 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 "Worms", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Zehen#12,420zeugt#12,422Achim#12,435Türke#12,401

Similar misspelling depth

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

angeln8 variantsAnsage8 variantsschob8 variantsScham8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list