Which to use
“wahrer” is an adjective and “währt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,654
- “wahrer” frequency rank
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- 39530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wahrer | währt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahr | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes wahrer and währt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wahrer 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.
Why the eye confuses wahrer with währt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wahrer is [ˈvaːʁɐ] while währt is [vɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wahrer is recorded at frequency rank #8,654, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaːʁɐ]. 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 39530, this pair ranks #1,534,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wahrer vs währt
Shared letters: hrw. Private to "wahrer": ae. Private to "währt": tä.
"wahrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wahrer ← awhrer · waherr · wahhrer · wahrerr · wahrrer · warher · wharer · wwahrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wahrer" for "währt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wahrer" or "währt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wahrer" and "währt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wahrer" 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 #1,534,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wahrer" and "währt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währt vs währte". 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 #1,534,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.