Which to use
“Walze” is a noun and “warne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,133
- “Walze” frequency rank
- #33,389
- “warne” frequency rank
- 72522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Walze | warne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | runder und sehr breiter, sehr schwerer Maschinenteil der Dampfwalze oder Straßenwalze, der vorn angenietet wird und dessen Einsatz im Straßenbau vorkommt, um Kies und andere kleine Steine zu zerdrücken und so die Oberfläche zu glätten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes Walze and warne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Walze and warne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Walze vs warne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Walze is [ˈvalt͡sə] while warne is [ˈvaʁnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Walze is recorded at frequency rank #39,133, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvalt͡sə]. warne is at rank #33,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁnə].
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 72522, this pair ranks #386,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Walze vs warne
Shared letters: aew. Private to "Walze": lz. Private to "warne": nr.
"Walze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "warne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Walze" for "warne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Walze" or "warne"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Walze" and "warne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Walze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Walze" and "warne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Walze 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 #386,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.