Which to use
“wagt” is a verb and “waltz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,398
- “wagt” frequency rank
- #35,544
- “waltz” frequency rank
- 45942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wagt | waltz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen | langsamer Gesellschaftstanz im Dreivierteltakt; English Waltz, langsamer Walzer |
Where the eye mixes wagt and waltz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wagt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against waltz's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wagt vs waltz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wagt is [vaːkt] while waltz is [valt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wagt is recorded at frequency rank #10,398, classified as averb, pronounced [vaːkt]. waltz is at rank #35,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced [valt͡s].
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 45942, this pair ranks #1,335,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wagt vs waltz
Shared letters: atw. Private to "wagt": g. Private to "waltz": lz.
"wagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "waltz" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wagt" and "waltz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wagt" vs "waltz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wagt" and "waltz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "waltz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wagt" and "waltz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waltz vs waste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,335,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.