Which to use
“währt” and “wehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #22,211
- “wehrte” frequency rank
- 53087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | wehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes währt and wehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. währt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against wehrte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: währt vs wehrte
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and wehrte ([ˈveːɐ̯tə]) 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 53087, 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]. wehrte is at rank #22,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tə].
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 53087, this pair ranks #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs wehrte
Shared letters: hrtw. Private to "währt": ä. Private to "wehrte": e.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wehrte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehrte ← ewhrte · wehhrte · wehret · wehrrte · wehrtte · wehtre · werhte · wherte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "währt" and "wehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "währt" or "wehrte" show up more?
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 "wehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "wehrte" 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 #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.