Which to use
“wählte” and “wandte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #7,131
- “wandte” frequency rank
- 15621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | wandte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden |
Where the eye mixes wählte and wandte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wählte and wandte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wählte with wandte
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) and wandte ([ˈvantə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15621, 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]. wandte is at rank #7,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvantə].
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 15621, this pair ranks #1,942,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs wandte
Shared letters: etw. Private to "wählte": hlä. Private to "wandte": adn.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wandte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wandte ← awndte · wadnte · wanddte · wandet · wandtte · wanndte · wantde · wnadte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wählte" for "wandte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wählte" or "wandte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wählte" and "wandte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wandte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" and "wandte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wählte 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 #1,942,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.