Which to use
“wachsen” and “wählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,868
- “wachsen” frequency rank
- #984
- “wählen” frequency rank
- 3852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wachsen | wählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | allmählich größer werden; von der Größe, vom Umfang her zunehmen | sich für eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes wachsen and wählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. wachsen ([ˈvaksn̩]) and wählen ([ˈvɛːlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wachsen is recorded at frequency rank #2,868, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaksn̩]. wählen is at rank #984, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːlən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3852, this pair ranks #1,999,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wachsen vs wählen
Shared letters: ehnw. Private to "wachsen": acs. Private to "wählen": lä.
"wachsen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "wählen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wachsen ← awchsen · wacchsen · wachesn · wachhsen · wachsenn · wachsne · wachssen · wacshen