Which to use
“warnte” and “warnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,981
- “warnte” frequency rank
- #47,846
- “warnten” frequency rank
- 61827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warnte | warnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes warnte and warnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. warnte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against warnten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses warnte with warnten
A purely visual mix-up. warnte ([ˈvaʁntə]) and warnten ([ˈvaʁntn̩]) 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) - “warnte” sits inside “warnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warnte is recorded at frequency rank #13,981, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁntə]. warnten is at rank #47,846, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁntn̩].
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 61827, this pair ranks #735,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of warnte vs warnten
Shared letters: aenrtw. Private to "warnte": -. Private to "warnten": -.
"warnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "warnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "warnte" for "warnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "warnte" vs "warnten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "warnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #735,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warnte" and "warnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs Warstein". 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 #735,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.