Which to use
“warten” and “wartest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #848
- “warten” frequency rank
- #21,843
- “wartest” frequency rank
- 22691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warten | wartest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeit verstreichen lassen beziehungsweise untätig sein, bis ein bestimmter Zustand eintrifft | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten |
Where the eye mixes warten and wartest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: warten vs wartest
A purely visual mix-up. warten ([ˈvaʁtn̩]) and wartest ([ˈvaʁtəst]) 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 22691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warten is recorded at frequency rank #848, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtn̩]. wartest is at rank #21,843, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtəst].
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 22691, this pair ranks #1,870,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of warten vs wartest
Shared letters: aertw. Private to "warten": n. Private to "wartest": s.
"warten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wartest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "warten" and "wartest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "warten" or "wartest"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "warten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wartest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warten" and "wartest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wärest vs wartest". 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 #1,870,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.