Which to use
“währte” is a verb and “Wärter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,738
- “währte” frequency rank
- #33,922
- “Wärter” frequency rank
- 73660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | währte | Wärter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs währen | Person, die etwas beaufsichtigt oder bewacht |
Where the eye mixes währte and Wärter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. währte (CVCCCV) and Wärter (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between währte and Wärter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: währte is [ˈvɛːɐ̯tə] while Wärter is [ˈvɛʁtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73660, 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]. Wärter is at rank #33,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁtɐ].
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 73660, this pair ranks #354,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of währte vs Wärter
Shared letters: ertwä. Private to "währte": h. Private to "Wärter": -.
"währte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Wärter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "währte" and "Wärter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "währte" or "Wärter"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "währte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wärter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "währte" and "Wärter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währte vs waste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #354,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.