we're
/wɪə/
"we-re" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“we're” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #394
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of we + are.
Corpus desk
Index EN-we-re · we're · English
we're · rank #394 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #394
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH true
Nearest frequency peer: true (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 “we're”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- problem
problem
99,610 corpus weight
- south
south
99,609 corpus weight
- true
true
99,608 corpus weight
- we're
we're
99,607 corpus weight
- almost
almost
99,606 corpus weight
- fuck
fuck
99,605 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “we're” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | we're |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /wɪə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “we're” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around we're (IPA /wɪə/), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #394 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contraction of we + are.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for we're, with forms such as "ew're", "w'ere", and "we'er". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wee", "wer", "were", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is we're, spelled W-E-'-R-E.
Definition
- 1Contraction of we + are.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ew're
- w'ere
- we'er
- we'rre
- wer'e
- wwe're
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of we're - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "we're", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "we're". Here's where to go from here.
- "we're" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "wee". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #394 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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.