Which to use
“wagt” and “went” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,398
- “wagt” frequency rank
- #48,632
- “went” frequency rank
- 59030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wagt | went |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wagen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs go |
Where the eye mixes wagt and went
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wagt and went 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 went
A purely visual mix-up. wagt ([vaːkt]) and went ([went]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59030, 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]. went is at rank #48,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [went].
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 59030, this pair ranks #840,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wagt vs went
Shared letters: tw. Private to "wagt": ag. Private to "went": en.
"wagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "went" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wagt" for "went" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wagt" or "went"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wagt" and "went" 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 "went" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #840,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wagt" and "went" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wants vs went". 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 #840,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.