warmemvswärmtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: warmem is a adjective, wärmt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“warmem” is an adjective and “wärmt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,455
“warmem” frequency rank
#31,892
“wärmt” frequency rank
66347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature warmem wärmt
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wärmen

Where the eye mixes warmem and wärmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. warmem runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wärmt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
warmem
5 ch
wärmt

Visual trap between warmem and wärmt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: warmem is [ˈvaʁməm] while wärmt is [vɛʁmt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

warmem is recorded at frequency rank #34,455, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaʁməm]. wärmt is at rank #31,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛʁmt].

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 66347, this pair ranks #576,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of warmem vs wärmt

Shared letters: mrw. Private to "warmem": ae. Private to "wärmt": tä.

"warmem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "wärmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • warmem ← awrmem · wamrem · waremm · warmemm · warmme · warmmem · warrmem · wramem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "warmem" and "wärmt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "warmem" is an adjective and "wärmt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "warmem" vs "wärmt" - which ranks higher?
"wärmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,892 in our German list, against #34,455 for "warmem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "warmem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wärmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #576,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "warmem" and "wärmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warmem vs Warzen". 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 #576,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list