# walt vs Walter

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### walt
*verb · IPA [valt] · frequency rank #19,084*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs walten

### Walter
*name · IPA [ˈvaltɐ] · frequency rank #1,792*
männlicher Vorname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/walt-vs-walter