Which to use
“warnten” and “warten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,846
- “warnten” frequency rank
- #848
- “warten” frequency rank
- 48694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warnten | warten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen | Zeit verstreichen lassen beziehungsweise untätig sein, bis ein bestimmter Zustand eintrifft |
Where the eye mixes warnten and warten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. warnten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against warten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses warnten with warten
A purely visual mix-up. warnten ([ˈvaʁntn̩]) and warten ([ˈvaʁtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warnten is recorded at frequency rank #47,846, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁntn̩]. warten is at rank #848, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtn̩].
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 48694, this pair ranks #1,239,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of warnten vs warten
Shared letters: aenrtw. Private to "warnten": -. Private to "warten": -.
"warnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "warten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "warnten" and "warten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "warnten" vs "warten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "warnten" and "warten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "warnten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,239,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warnten" and "warten" 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 #1,239,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.