Which to use
“Wahrheit” and “Wahrheiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,001
- “Wahrheit” frequency rank
- #15,792
- “Wahrheiten” frequency rank
- 16793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wahrheit | Wahrheiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | was wahr ist, was Bestand hat; was wirklich der Fall ist, was zutrifft; von Sätzen: Gültigkeit, Korrektheit; von Aussagen: Unverfälschtheit, umfassende Natur. Man unterscheidet absolute Wahrheit (zeitlos wahr) und relative Wahrheit (temporär wahr) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wahrheit |
Where the eye mixes Wahrheit and Wahrheiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Wahrheit runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against Wahrheiten's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wahrheit vs Wahrheiten
A purely visual mix-up. Wahrheit ([ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]) and Wahrheiten ([ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Wahrheit” sits inside “Wahrheiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wahrheit is recorded at frequency rank #1,001, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Wahrheiten is at rank #15,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯tn̩].
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 16793, this pair ranks #1,932,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wahrheit vs Wahrheiten
Shared letters: aehirtw. Private to "Wahrheit": -. Private to "Wahrheiten": n.
"Wahrheit" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "Wahrheiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wahrheit ← awhrheit · wahhreit · wahhrheit · wahrehit · wahrheitt · wahrheti · wahrhheit · wahrhiet
- Wahrheiten ← awhrheiten · wahhreiten · wahhrheiten · wahrehiten · wahrheietn · wahrheitenn · wahrheitne · wahrheitten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Wahrheit" and "Wahrheiten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Wahrheit" vs "Wahrheiten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wahrheit" and "Wahrheiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wahrheit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wahrheiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wahrheit" and "Wahrheiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wahrhaft vs Wahrheit". 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 #1,932,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.