Which to use
“wagt” is a verb and “wann” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,398
- “wagt” frequency rank
- #592
- “wann” frequency rank
- 10990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wagt | wann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen | zu welchem Zeitpunkt |
Where the eye mixes wagt and wann
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wagt and wann follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wagt vs wann
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wagt is [vaːkt] while wann is [van]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10990, 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]. wann is at rank #592, tagged as anadv, pronounced [van].
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 10990, this pair ranks #1,972,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wagt vs wann
Shared letters: aw. Private to "wagt": gt. Private to "wann": n.
"wagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wagt" and "wann" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wagt" or "wann"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wagt" and "wann" 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 "wann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wagt" and "wann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wagt 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 #1,972,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.