Which to use
“warne” and “warnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,389
- “warne” frequency rank
- #6,129
- “warnen” frequency rank
- 39518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warne | warnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen | jemanden auf eine Gefahr aufmerksam machen |
Where the eye mixes warne and warnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses warne with warnen
A purely visual mix-up. warne ([ˈvaʁnə]) and warnen ([ˈvaʁnən]) 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) - “warne” sits inside “warnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warne is recorded at frequency rank #33,389, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁnə]. warnen is at rank #6,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁnən].
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 39518, this pair ranks #1,534,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of warne vs warnen
Shared letters: aenrw. Private to "warne": -. Private to "warnen": -.
"warne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "warnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "warne" for "warnen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "warne" vs "warnen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "warne" and "warnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "warne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,534,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warne" and "warnen" 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 #1,534,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.