Which to use
“wählte” and “walt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #19,084
- “walt” frequency rank
- 27574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | walt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs walten |
Where the eye mixes wählte and walt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wählte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) 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 wählte with walt
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) 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 27574, 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]. 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 27574, this pair ranks #1,799,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs walt
Shared letters: ltw. Private to "wählte": ehä. Private to "walt": a.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "walt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- walt ← awlt · wallt · waltt · watl · wlat · wwalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wählte" and "walt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wählte" or "walt" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "walt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" 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 #1,799,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.