Which to use
“wählte” and “walten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #20,786
- “walten” frequency rank
- 29276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | walten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | eine bestimmende oder herrschende Funktion erfüllen |
Where the eye mixes wählte and walten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wählte (CVCCCV) and walten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between wählte and walten
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) and walten ([ˈvaltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29276, 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]. walten is at rank #20,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaltn̩].
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 29276, this pair ranks #1,769,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs walten
Shared letters: eltw. Private to "wählte": hä. Private to "walten": an.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "walten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- walten ← awlten · waletn · wallten · waltenn · waltne · waltten · watlen · wlaten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wählte" and "walten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wählte" or "walten" 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 "walten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,769,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" and "walten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "walten 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 #1,769,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.