Which to use
“wählst” and “wählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,381
- “wählst” frequency rank
- #3,697
- “wählt” frequency rank
- 35078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählst | wählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen |
Where the eye mixes wählst and wählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wählst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against wählt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wählst vs wählt
A purely visual mix-up. wählst ([vɛːlst]) and wählt ([vɛːlt]) 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 35078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wählst is recorded at frequency rank #31,381, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛːlst]. wählt is at rank #3,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛːlt].
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 35078, this pair ranks #1,648,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählst vs wählt
Shared letters: hltwä. Private to "wählst": s. Private to "wählt": -.
"wählst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "wählt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wählst" and "wählt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wählst" vs "wählt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wählst" and "wählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,648,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählst" and "wählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wählst vs wärest". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,648,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.