Which to use
“währen” and “walten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,465
- “währen” frequency rank
- #20,786
- “walten” frequency rank
- 55251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währen | walten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich über eine Zeitspanne erstrecken | eine bestimmende oder herrschende Funktion erfüllen |
Where the eye mixes währen and walten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. währen and walten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: währen vs walten
A purely visual mix-up. währen ([ˈvɛːʁən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55251, 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]. 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 55251, this pair ranks #986,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währen vs walten
Shared letters: enw. Private to "währen": hrä. Private to "walten": alt.
"währen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "walten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- walten ← awlten · waletn · wallten · waltenn · waltne · waltten · watlen · wlaten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "währen" and "walten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "währen" 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 #986,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währen" and "walten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währen vs Warzen". 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 #986,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.