Which to use
“wandte” and “wandten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,131
- “wandte” frequency rank
- #27,565
- “wandten” frequency rank
- 34696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wandte | wandten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden |
Where the eye mixes wandte and wandten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wandte vs wandten
A purely visual mix-up. wandte ([ˈvantə]) and wandten ([ˈvantn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “wandte” sits inside “wandten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wandte is recorded at frequency rank #7,131, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvantə]. wandten is at rank #27,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvantn̩].
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 34696, this pair ranks #1,657,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wandte vs wandten
Shared letters: adentw. Private to "wandte": -. Private to "wandten": -.
"wandte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wandten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wandte" and "wandten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wandte" vs "wandten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wandte" and "wandten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wandte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wandten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,657,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wandte" and "wandten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wandten vs warnten". 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 #1,657,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.