Which to use
“wanted” and “warten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,131
- “wanted” frequency rank
- #848
- “warten” frequency rank
- 27979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wanted | warten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs want | Zeit verstreichen lassen beziehungsweise untätig sein, bis ein bestimmter Zustand eintrifft |
Letter map: wanted vs warten
Shared letters muted; letters that set wanted and warten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - wanted / warten
wanted and warten are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wanted is recorded at frequency rank #27,131, classified as averb, pronounced […]. warten is at rank #848, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtn̩].
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 27979, this pair ranks #1,792,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wanted vs warten
Shared letters: aentw. Private to "wanted": d. Private to "warten": r.
"wanted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "warten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wanted" and "warten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wanted" or "warten"?
Useful next steps
Pair "wanted" vs "warten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wanted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wanted" and "warten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs wanted". 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 #1,792,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.