Which to use
“walt” and “went” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,084
- “walt” frequency rank
- #48,632
- “went” frequency rank
- 67716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walt | went |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs walten | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs go |
Where the eye mixes walt and went
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. walt and went follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between walt and went
A purely visual mix-up. walt ([valt]) and went ([went]) 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 67716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
walt is recorded at frequency rank #19,084, classified as averb, pronounced [valt]. went is at rank #48,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [went].
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 67716, this pair ranks #530,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of walt vs went
Shared letters: tw. Private to "walt": al. Private to "went": en.
"walt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "went" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "walt" for "went" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "walt" or "went" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "walt" and "went" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "walt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "went" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #530,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "walt" and "went" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wants vs went". 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 #530,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.