Which to use
“wahrer” is an adjective and “währte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,654
- “wahrer” frequency rank
- #39,738
- “währte” frequency rank
- 48392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wahrer | währte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahr | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes wahrer and währte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wahrer (CVCCVC) and währte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between wahrer and währte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wahrer is [ˈvaːʁɐ] while währte is [ˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48392, 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]. währte is at rank #39,738, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 48392, this pair ranks #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wahrer vs währte
Shared letters: ehrw. Private to "wahrer": a. Private to "währte": tä.
"wahrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "währte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wahrer ← awhrer · waherr · wahhrer · wahrerr · wahrrer · warher · wharer · wwahrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wahrer" and "währte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wahrer" vs "währte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "wahrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "währte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wahrer" and "währte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währte vs waste". 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 #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.