Which to use
“wagte” and “währte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,464
- “wagte” frequency rank
- #39,738
- “währte” frequency rank
- 57202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wagte | währte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes wagte and währte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wagte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against währte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wagte with währte
A purely visual mix-up. wagte ([ˈvaːktə]) and währte ([ˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 57202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wagte is recorded at frequency rank #17,464, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaːktə]. währte is at rank #39,738, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 57202, this pair ranks #910,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wagte vs währte
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wagte": ag. Private to "währte": hrä.
"wagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "währte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wagte ← awgte · waget · waggte · wagtte · watge · wgate · wwagte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wagte" and "währte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wagte" or "währte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wagte" and "währte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "währte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #910,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wagte" and "währte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währte 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 #910,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.