# wanken vs wanted

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wanken
*verb · IPA [ˈvaŋkn̩] · frequency rank #25,833*
hin und her neigen, in der Gefahr zu kippen

### wanted
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #27,131*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs want

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