Which to use
“wählst” and “walt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,381
- “wählst” frequency rank
- #19,084
- “walt” frequency rank
- 50465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählst | walt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs walten |
Where the eye mixes wählst and walt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wählst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against walt's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wählst with walt
A purely visual mix-up. wählst ([vɛːlst]) and walt ([valt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50465, 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]. walt is at rank #19,084, tagged as averb, pronounced [valt].
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 50465, this pair ranks #1,172,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wählst vs walt
Shared letters: ltw. Private to "wählst": hsä. Private to "walt": a.
"wählst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "walt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- walt ← awlt · wallt · waltt · watl · wlat · wwalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wählst" for "walt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wählst" or "walt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wählst" and "walt" 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 "walt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählst" and "walt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "walt 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 #1,172,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.