Which to use
“wäscht” and “wash” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,778
- “wäscht” frequency rank
- #44,357
- “wash” frequency rank
- 64135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wäscht | wash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen | waschen, säubern |
Where the eye mixes wäscht and wash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wäscht runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against wash's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wäscht and wash
A purely visual mix-up. wäscht ([vɛʃt]) and wash ([wɒʃ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wäscht is recorded at frequency rank #19,778, classified as averb, pronounced [vɛʃt]. wash is at rank #44,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [wɒʃ].
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 64135, this pair ranks #652,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wäscht vs wash
Shared letters: hsw. Private to "wäscht": ctä. Private to "wash": a.
"wäscht" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "wash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wash ← awsh · wahs · washh · wassh · wsah · wwash
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wäscht" and "wash" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wäscht" or "wash" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wäscht" and "wash" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wäscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #652,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wäscht" and "wash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wash vs waste". 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 #652,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.