Werke

\vɛʁkə\

/\vɛʁkə\/ noun

The verdict

“Werke” is uncommon French (frequency #76,234 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,234
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Datif singulier de Werk.

Corpus desk

Index FR-werke · Werke · French

Werke · rank #76,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,234
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH welter

Nearest frequency peer: welter (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Werke »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Werke » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Werke
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerke
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛʁkə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Werke » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Werketombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « welter » (#76,233), « webinaire » (#76,232), « Vézère » (#76,230). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Werke » est au #76,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Werke is uncommon French at frequency #76,234 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɛʁkə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Werke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Werke, spelled W-E-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Datif singulier de Werk.
  2. 2
    Nominatif pluriel de Werk.
  3. 3
    Accusatif pluriel de Werk.
  4. 4
    Génitif pluriel de Werk.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Werke"?
"Werke" is spelled W-E-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁkə\.
What does "Werke" mean?
As a noun, "Werke" means: Datif singulier de Werk.
How do you pronounce "Werke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werke" is \vɛʁkə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werke" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list