Deutsch homophones
Wahn/wann
"Wahn" is a noun; "wann" is an adverb - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "Wahn" arrives as a noun, while "wann" is an adverb. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "wa" then splits - "Wahn" (4 letters) vs "wann" (4).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Wahn, wann: anw. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Wahn
4 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVCC
Inventory ahnw · private h
wann
4 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVCC
Inventory anw · no private letters vs siblings
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Wahn" when you mean: falsche Vorstellung
- Write "wann" when you mean: zu welchem Zeitpunkt
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.