würze

[ˈvʏʁt͡sə]

/[ˈvʏʁt͡sə]/ verb

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The verdict

“würze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,953
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wurze · würze · German

würze · rank #28,953 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,953
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zepter

Nearest frequency peer: Zepter (+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 „würze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „würze“ 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).

würze vs Wüste
40% similar
würze vs Wurzel
50% similar
würze vs würzen
83% similar

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

Key facts for würze
PropertyValue
Headwordwürze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvʏʁt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,953
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „würze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.würzeliegt 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: „Zepter“ (#28,954), „Wunschliste“ (#28,951), „Zigarre“ (#28,955). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „würze“ bei #28,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around würze (IPA [ˈvʏʁt͡sə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,953 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 würze, with forms such as "wrüze", "wwürze", and "würez". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wüste", "Wurzel", "würzen", 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 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 würze, spelled W-Ü-R-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wrüze
  • wwürze
  • würez
  • würrze
  • würzze
  • wüzre
  • üwrze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

wrüze2wwürze1würez2würrze1würzze1wüzre2üwrze2
Edit distance from "würze"

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 "würze"?
"würze" is spelled W-Ü-R-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏʁt͡sə].
What does "würze" mean?
As a verb, "würze" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen
What words are commonly confused with "würze"?
"würze" is commonly confused with "Wüste", "Wurzel", "würzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "würze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "würze" is [ˈvʏʁt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "würze" come from?
"würze" 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 "würze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ästen#28,964Vokal#28,923agile#28,987Ahorn#28,988

Similar misspelling depth

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

treibe7 variantssince7 variantsBünde7 variantscorsa7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list