Which to use
“wartest” and “wartete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,843
- “wartest” frequency rank
- #7,847
- “wartete” frequency rank
- 29690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wartest | wartete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warten |
Where the eye mixes wartest and wartete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wartest (CVCCVCC) and wartete (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between wartest and wartete
A purely visual mix-up. wartest ([ˈvaʁtəst]) and wartete ([ˈvaʁtətə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wartest is recorded at frequency rank #21,843, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtəst]. wartete is at rank #7,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtətə].
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 29690, this pair ranks #1,762,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wartest vs wartete
Shared letters: aertw. Private to "wartest": s. Private to "wartete": -.
"wartest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wartete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wartest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wartete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wartest" and "wartete" 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 #1,762,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.