Which to use
“währt” and “wärmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #31,892
- “wärmt” frequency rank
- 62768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | wärmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wärmen |
Where the eye mixes währt and wärmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. währt and wärmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses währt with wärmt
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and wärmt ([vɛʁmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62768, 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]. wärmt is at rank #31,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛʁmt].
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 62768, this pair ranks #700,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs wärmt
Shared letters: rtwä. Private to "währt": h. Private to "wärmt": m.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wärmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "währt" for "wärmt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "währt" or "wärmt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "währt" and "wärmt" 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 "wärmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #700,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "wärmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währt vs währte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #700,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.