Which to use
“währt” and “wohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,876
- “währt” frequency rank
- #3,163
- “wohnt” frequency rank
- 34039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währt | wohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs währen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wohnen |
Where the eye mixes währt and wohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. währt and wohnt 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 wohnt
A purely visual mix-up. währt ([vɛːɐ̯t]) and wohnt ([voːnt]) 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 34039, 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]. wohnt is at rank #3,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [voːnt].
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 34039, this pair ranks #1,672,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of währt vs wohnt
Shared letters: htw. Private to "währt": rä. Private to "wohnt": no.
"währt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wohnt ← owhnt · whont · wohhnt · wohnnt · wohntt · wohtn · wonht · wwohnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "währt" and "wohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "währt" vs "wohnt" - which ranks higher?
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 "wohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,672,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währt" and "wohnt" 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 #1,672,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.