Worte

[ˈvɔʁtə]

/[ˈvɔʁtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Worte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,002
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort

Corpus desk

Index DE-worte · Worte · German

Worte · rank #1,002 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,002
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahrheit

Nearest frequency peer: Wahrheit (-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 “Worte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Worte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Worte vs wurde
40% similar
Worte vs Wüste
60% similar
Worte vs worum
40% similar

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

Key facts for Worte
PropertyValue
HeadwordWorte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,002
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Worte” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Worteliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wahrheit“ (#1,001), „Top“ (#1,000), „öffentlichen“ (#1,004). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Worte (IPA [ˈvɔʁtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,002 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Worte, with forms such as "owrte", "woret", and "worrte". 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, "wurde", "Wüste", "worum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Worte, spelled W-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wort
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wort
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wort

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrte
  • woret
  • worrte
  • wortte
  • wotre
  • wrote
  • wworte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Worte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owrte2woret2worrte1wortte1wotre2wrote2wworte1
Edit distance from "Worte"

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 "Worte"?
"Worte" is spelled W-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtə].
What does "Worte" mean?
As a noun, "Worte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wort
What words are commonly confused with "Worte"?
"Worte" is commonly confused with "wurde", "Wüste", "worum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Worte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Worte" is [ˈvɔʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Worte" come from?
"Worte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "Worte". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Worte" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "wurde". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,002 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list