Which to use
“Wahltag” is a noun and “wählten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,232
- “Wahltag” frequency rank
- #14,468
- “wählten” frequency rank
- 40700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wahltag | wählten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tag, an dem eine oder mehrere Wahlen durchgeführt werden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen |
Where the eye mixes Wahltag and wählten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wahltag and wählten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Wahltag with wählten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wahltag is [ˈvaːlˌtaːk] while wählten is [ˈvɛːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wahltag is recorded at frequency rank #26,232, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaːlˌtaːk]. wählten is at rank #14,468, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːltn̩].
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 40700, this pair ranks #1,500,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wahltag vs wählten
Shared letters: hltw. Private to "Wahltag": ag. Private to "wählten": enä.
"Wahltag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "wählten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wahltag ← awhltag · wahhltag · wahlatg · wahlltag · wahltagg · wahltga · wahlttag · wahtlag
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wahltag" and "wählten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wahltag" or "wählten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wahltag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wählten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wahltag" and "wählten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wahltag vs Wohltat". 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 #1,500,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.