Which to use
“wähle” and “wehte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,853
- “wähle” frequency rank
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- 53539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wähle | wehte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen |
Where the eye mixes wähle and wehte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wähle and wehte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between wähle and wehte
A purely visual mix-up. wähle ([ˈvɛːlə]) and wehte ([ˈveːtə]) 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 53539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wähle is recorded at frequency rank #7,853, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːlə]. wehte is at rank #45,686, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə].
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 53539, this pair ranks #1,053,996 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wähle vs wehte
Shared letters: ehw. Private to "wähle": lä. Private to "wehte": t.
"wähle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehte ← ewhte · wehet · wehhte · wehtte · wethe · whete · wwehte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wähle" and "wehte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wähle" or "wehte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wähle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,053,996 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wähle" and "wehte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs wehte". 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 #1,053,996 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.