warntenvsWortenWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#47,846
“warnten” frequency rank
#2,226
“Worten” frequency rank
50072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature warnten Worten
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warnen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wort

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set warnten and Worten apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
warnten
6 ch
Worten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: warnten is [ˈvaʁntn̩] while Worten is [ˈvɔʁtn̩]. 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 50072, 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]. Worten is at rank #2,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔʁtn̩].

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 50072, this pair ranks #1,187,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of warnten vs Worten

Shared letters: enrtw. Private to "warnten": a. Private to "Worten": o.

"warnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Worten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • warntenawrnten · wanrten · warnetn · warnnten · warntenn · warntne · warntten · warrnten
  • Wortenowrten · woretn · worrten · wortenn · wortne · wortten · wotren · wroten

Frequency comparison

warnten#47,846
Worten#2,226

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "warnten" and "Worten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "warnten" is a verb and "Worten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "warnten" or "Worten"?
"Worten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,226 in our German list, against #47,846 for "warnten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering warnten vs Worten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “warnten”; for a noun, it's “Worten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “warnten” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list