Which to use
“wärmt” and “warnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,892
- “wärmt” frequency rank
- #13,981
- “warnte” frequency rank
- 45873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wärmt | warnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wärmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes wärmt and warnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wärmt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against warnte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wärmt with warnte
A purely visual mix-up. wärmt ([vɛʁmt]) and warnte ([ˈvaʁntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wärmt is recorded at frequency rank #31,892, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛʁmt]. warnte is at rank #13,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁntə].
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 45873, this pair ranks #1,338,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wärmt vs warnte
Shared letters: rtw. Private to "wärmt": mä. Private to "warnte": aen.
"wärmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "warnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- warnte ← awrnte · wanrte · warnet · warnnte · warntte · warrnte · wrante · wwarnte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wärmt" and "warnte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wärmt" or "warnte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wärmt" and "warnte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wärmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,338,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wärmt" and "warnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wärest vs wärmt". 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 #1,338,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.