Which to use
“wählte” and “wehte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- 54176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | wehte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen |
Where the eye mixes wählte and wehte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wählte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against wehte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wählte vs wehte
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) and wehte ([ˈveːtə]) 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 54176, 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]. wehte is at rank #45,686, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə].
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 54176, this pair ranks #1,029,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs wehte
Shared letters: ehtw. Private to "wählte": lä. Private to "wehte": -.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehte ← ewhte · wehet · wehhte · wehtte · wethe · whete · wwehte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wählte" and "wehte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wählte" vs "wehte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "wehte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,029,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" and "wehte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs wehte". 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 #1,029,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.