Which to use
“walt” and “wollt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,084
- “walt” frequency rank
- #1,718
- “wollt” frequency rank
- 20802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walt | wollt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs walten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Where the eye mixes walt and wollt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. walt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wollt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses walt with wollt
A purely visual mix-up. walt ([valt]) and wollt ([vɔlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20802, 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]. wollt is at rank #1,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɔlt].
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 20802, this pair ranks #1,893,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of walt vs wollt
Shared letters: ltw. Private to "walt": a. Private to "wollt": o.
"walt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "walt" and "wollt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "walt" or "wollt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "walt" and "wollt" 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 "wollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "walt" and "wollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "walt 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 #1,893,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.