Which to use
“warne” is a verb and “Warte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,389
- “warne” frequency rank
- #2,043
- “Warte” frequency rank
- 35432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warne | Warte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen | Wartturm in einem mittelalterlichen Befestigungs- und Sicherungssystem |
Where the eye mixes warne and Warte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between warne and Warte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: warne is [ˈvaʁnə] while Warte is [ˈvaʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “warne” becomes t in “Warte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35432, 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]. Warte is at rank #2,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaʁtə].
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 35432, this pair ranks #1,640,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of warne vs Warte
Shared letters: aerw. Private to "warne": n. Private to "Warte": t.
"warne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Warte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "warne" and "Warte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "warne" or "Warte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "warne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Warte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warne" and "Warte" 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 #1,640,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.