# wants vs wart

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wants
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,376*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs want

### wart
*verb · IPA [vaːɐ̯t] · frequency rank #8,970*
2. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs sein

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