would

[wʊd]

/[wʊd]/ verb

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The verdict

“would” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,474
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - würde, wäre

Corpus desk

Index DE-would · would · German

would · rank #17,474 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,474
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wortwahl

Nearest frequency peer: Wortwahl (-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 „would“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „would“ 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).

would vs wurd
60% similar
would vs wund
60% similar
would vs Wulf
40% similar

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

Key facts for would
PropertyValue
Headwordwould
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[wʊd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,474
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „would“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wortwahl“ (#17,473), „wöchentlichen“ (#17,475), „without“ (#17,472). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „would“ bei #17,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around would (IPA [wʊd]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,474 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for would, with forms such as "owuld", "wolud", and "woudl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "wurd", "wund", "Wulf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 would, spelled W-O-U-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    würde, wäre
  2. 2
    (würde)
  3. 3
    von einem Wunsch, einem Verlangen, einem Willen, einer Neigung
  4. 4
    würde, (wollte)
  5. 5
    würde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He said he would be late because of a traffic jam.
  2. They promised that they would visit us.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owuld
  • wolud
  • woudl
  • wouldd
  • woulld
  • wuold
  • wwould

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owuld2wolud2woudl2wouldd1woulld1wuold2wwould1
Edit distance from "would"

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 "would"?
"would" is spelled W-O-U-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [wʊd].
What does "would" mean?
As a verb, "would" means: würde, wäre
What words are commonly confused with "would"?
"would" is commonly confused with "wurd", "wund", "Wulf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "would"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "would" is [wʊd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "would" come from?
"would" 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 "would", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Zuges#17,477wagte#17,464Bange#17,521beben#17,524

Similar misspelling depth

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

Besen7 variantsSkizze7 variantsBiker7 variantsDavos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list