Which to use
“wählt” and “wart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,697
- “wählt” frequency rank
- #8,970
- “wart” frequency rank
- 12667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählt | wart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 2. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs sein |
Where the eye mixes wählt and wart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wählt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against wart's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wählt with wart
A purely visual mix-up. wählt ([vɛːlt]) and wart ([vaːɐ̯t]) 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 12667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wählt is recorded at frequency rank #3,697, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛːlt]. wart is at rank #8,970, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaːɐ̯t].
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 12667, this pair ranks #1,962,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählt vs wart
Shared letters: tw. Private to "wählt": hlä. Private to "wart": ar.
"wählt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wart ← awrt · warrt · wartt · watr · wrat · wwart
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wählt" and "wart" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wählt" vs "wart" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählt" and "wart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wart 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 #1,962,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.