Which to use
“währt” and “wait” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #20,121
- “wait” frequency rank
- 50997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | wait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | warten, abwarten |
Where the eye mixes währt and wait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. währt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against wait's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses währt with wait
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and wait ([weɪt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50997, 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]. wait is at rank #20,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [weɪt].
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 50997, this pair ranks #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs wait
Shared letters: tw. Private to "währt": hrä. Private to "wait": ai.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wait ← awit · waitt · wati · wiat · wwait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "währt" for "wait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "währt" or "wait"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "währt" and "wait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "währt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "wait" 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 #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.