Which to use
“wählte” and “währt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- 39366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | währt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes wählte and währt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wählte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against währt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wählte and währt
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) and währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) 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 39366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wählte is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːltə]. währt is at rank #30,876, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛːɐ̯t].
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 39366, this pair ranks #1,538,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs währt
Shared letters: htwä. Private to "wählte": el. Private to "währt": r.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wählte" and "währt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wählte" or "währt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "währt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" and "währt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währt vs währte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,538,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.