Which to use
“wartete” and “warteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,847
- “wartete” frequency rank
- #14,458
- “warteten” frequency rank
- 22305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wartete | warteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs warten |
Where the eye mixes wartete and warteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. wartete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) 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 wartete with warteten
A purely visual mix-up. wartete ([ˈvaʁtətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wartete” sits inside “warteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wartete is recorded at frequency rank #7,847, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaʁtətə]. 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 22305, this pair ranks #1,875,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wartete vs warteten
Shared letters: aertw. Private to "wartete": -. Private to "warteten": n.
"wartete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "warteten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wartete" and "warteten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wartete" vs "warteten" - which ranks higher?
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 "wartete" 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 #1,875,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wartete" 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 #1,875,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.