Which to use
“währte” and “wart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,738
- “währte” frequency rank
- #8,970
- “wart” frequency rank
- 48708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währte | wart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs währen | 2. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs sein |
Where the eye mixes währte and wart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. währte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against wart's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: währte vs wart
A purely visual mix-up. währte ([ˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) and wart ([vaːɐ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
währte is recorded at frequency rank #39,738, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. wart is at rank #8,970, tagged as averb, pronounced [vaːɐ̯t].
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 48708, this pair ranks #1,238,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of währte vs wart
Shared letters: rtw. Private to "währte": ehä. Private to "wart": a.
"währte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wart ← awrt · warrt · wartt · watr · wrat · wwart
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "währte" and "wart" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "währte" or "wart" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "währte" and "wart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "währte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,238,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währte" and "wart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währte vs waste". 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 #1,238,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.