Which to use
“wartet” and “warteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,372
- “wartet” frequency rank
- #14,458
- “warteten” frequency rank
- 16830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wartet | warteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warten |
Where the eye mixes wartet and warteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wartet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against warteten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wartet with warteten
A purely visual mix-up. wartet ([ˈvaʁtət]) and warteten ([ˈvaʁtətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wartet” sits inside “warteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wartet is recorded at frequency rank #2,372, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtət]. warteten is at rank #14,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtətn̩].
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 16830, this pair ranks #1,932,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wartet vs warteten
Shared letters: aertw. Private to "wartet": -. Private to "warteten": n.
"wartet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "warteten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wartet" for "warteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wartet" or "warteten" show up more?
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 "wartet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wartet" and "warteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs warteten". 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 #1,932,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.