Which to use
“währen” and “währt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,465
- “währen” frequency rank
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- 65341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währen | währt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich über eine Zeitspanne erstrecken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes währen and währt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. währen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against währt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: währen vs währt
A purely visual mix-up. währen ([ˈvɛːʁən]) and währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) 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 65341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
währen is recorded at frequency rank #34,465, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːʁən]. währt is at rank #30,876, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛːɐ̯t].
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 65341, this pair ranks #610,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währen vs währt
Shared letters: hrwä. Private to "währen": en. Private to "währt": t.
"währen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "währen" for "währt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "währen" vs "währt" - which ranks higher?
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 "währen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "währt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #610,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währen" and "währt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währen vs Warzen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #610,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.