Which to use
“wählten” and “warnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,468
- “wählten” frequency rank
- #47,846
- “warnten” frequency rank
- 62314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählten | warnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes wählten and warnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wählten and warnten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wählten vs warnten
A purely visual mix-up. wählten ([ˈvɛːltn̩]) and warnten ([ˈvaʁntn̩]) 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 62314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wählten is recorded at frequency rank #14,468, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːltn̩]. warnten is at rank #47,846, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁntn̩].
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 62314, this pair ranks #717,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wählten vs warnten
Shared letters: entw. Private to "wählten": hlä. Private to "warnten": ar.
"wählten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "warnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- warnten ← awrnten · wanrten · warnetn · warnnten · warntenn · warntne · warntten · warrnten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wählten" for "warnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wählten" vs "warnten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #717,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählten" and "warnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs Warstein". 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 #717,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.