Which to use
“warn” and “warne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,382
- “warn” frequency rank
- #33,389
- “warne” frequency rank
- 63771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warn | warne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes warn and warne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. warn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against warne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between warn and warne
A purely visual mix-up. warn ([vaʁn]) and warne ([ˈvaʁnə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “warn” sits inside “warne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warn is recorded at frequency rank #30,382, classified as averb, pronounced [vaʁn]. warne is at rank #33,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁnə].
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 63771, this pair ranks #664,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of warn vs warne
Shared letters: anrw. Private to "warn": -. Private to "warne": e.
"warn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "warne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "warn" and "warne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "warn" or "warne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "warn" and "warne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "warn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #664,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warn" and "warne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warne vs waste". 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 #664,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.