Which to use
“währt” and “währte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #39,738
- “währte” frequency rank
- 70614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | währte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes währt and währte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. währt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against währte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: währt vs währte
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and währte ([ˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “währt” sits inside “währte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
währt is recorded at frequency rank #30,876, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛːɐ̯t]. 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 70614, this pair ranks #440,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs währte
Shared letters: hrtwä. Private to "währt": -. Private to "währte": e.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "währte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "währt" for "währte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "währt" vs "währte" - 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 "währt" 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 #440,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "währte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währte vs waste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #440,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.