warnevsWarzenConfusable pair

Quick tell: warne is a verb, Warzen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“warne” is a verb and “Warzen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,389
“warne” frequency rank
#40,311
“Warzen” frequency rank
73700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature warne Warzen
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Warze

Where the eye mixes warne and Warzen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. warne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Warzen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
warne
6 ch
Warzen

Visual trap between warne and Warzen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: warne is [ˈvaʁnə] while Warzen is [ˈvaʁt͡sn̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73700, 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]. Warzen is at rank #40,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaʁt͡sn̩].

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 73700, this pair ranks #353,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of warne vs Warzen

Shared letters: aenrw. Private to "warne": -. Private to "Warzen": z.

"warne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Warzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • warne ← awrne · wanre · wrane · wwarne
  • Warzen ← awrzen · warezn · warrzen · warzenn · warzne · warzzen · wazren · wrazen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "warne" and "Warzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "warne" is a verb and "Warzen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "warne" vs "Warzen" - which ranks higher?
"warne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,389 in our German list, against #40,311 for "Warzen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "warne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Warzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #353,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "warne" and "Warzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten 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 #353,195 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