Which to use
“währt” and “warnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #5,044
- “warnt” frequency rank
- 35920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | warnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes währt and warnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: währt vs warnt
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and warnt ([vaʁnt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35920, 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]. warnt is at rank #5,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaʁnt].
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 35920, this pair ranks #1,628,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs warnt
Shared letters: rtw. Private to "währt": hä. Private to "warnt": an.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "warnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- warnt ← awrnt · wanrt · warnnt · warntt · warrnt · wartn · wrant · wwarnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "währt" for "warnt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "währt" or "warnt"?
Useful next steps
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 "warnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "warnt" 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 #1,628,304 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.