wählstvswähltWhich spelling fits?

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.

6 ch
wählst
5 ch
wählt

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?
No. They are said differently ([vɛːlst] versus [vɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "wählst" vs "wählt" - which ranks higher?
"wählt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,697 in our German list, against #31,381 for "wählst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list