Which to use
“wann” is an adverb and “wants” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #592
- “wann” frequency rank
- #49,376
- “wants” frequency rank
- 49968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wann | wants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu welchem Zeitpunkt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs want |
Letter map: wann vs wants
Shared letters muted; letters that set wann and wants apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wann runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wants's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wann and wants
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wann is anadverb and wantsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wann is recorded at frequency rank #592, classified as anadv, pronounced [van]. wants is at rank #49,376, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 49968, this pair ranks #1,191,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wann vs wants
Shared letters: anw. Private to "wann": -. Private to "wants": st.
"wann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wants" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wann" and "wants" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wann" vs "wants" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "wann" vs "wants" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wann" and "wants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs wants". 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 #1,191,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.