WR

abbrev

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The verdict

“WR” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,794) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,794
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wr · WR · German

WR · rank #23,794 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,794
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wortwörtlich

Nearest frequency peer: wortwörtlich (-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 “WR”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “WR” 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).

WR vs Wu
50% similar
WR vs WS
50% similar
WR vs Wut
33% similar

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

Key facts for WR
PropertyValue
HeadwordWR
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Frequency rank#23,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “WR” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.WRliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „wortwörtlich“ (#23,793), „Wimmer“ (#23,792), „zahllose“ (#23,796). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for WR is neighbouring look-alikes ("Wu", "WS", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #23,794 among 2,930 “W” headwords. 13 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for WR in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wu", "WS", "Wut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is WR, spelled W-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Währungsreform
  2. 2
    Weltrekord
  3. 3
    Wertungsrichter
  4. 4
    Winterreifen
  5. 5
    Wirtschaftsrecht
  6. 6
    Wissenschaftsrat
  7. 7
    Wahlrecht
  8. 8
    Wirtschaftsredakteur
  9. 9
    Wirtschaftsredaktion
  10. 10
    Wirtschaftsring
  11. 11
    Wirtschaftsrat
  12. 12
    Wechselrichter
  13. 13
    Wide Receiver

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach einem zwischenzeitlichen Touchdown für die Vikings durch RB Dave Osborn machte WR Otis Taylor auf Vorlage von Len Dawson den Triumph der Chiefs zum23:7 komplett.“

Synonyms

WiR

Antonyms

SR

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 "WR"?
"WR" is spelled W-R.
What does "WR" mean?
As an abbreviation, "WR" means: Währungsreform
What words are commonly confused with "WR"?
"WR" is commonly confused with "Wu", "WS", "Wut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "WR" come from?
"WR" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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  • "WR" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Wu". View pair
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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