# wagten vs waste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wagten
*verb · IPA [ˈvaːktn̩] · frequency rank #33,900*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wagen

### waste
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,378*
Abfall

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wagten-vs-waste