Which to use
“wäscht” is a verb and “Wicht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,778
- “wäscht” frequency rank
- #42,950
- “Wicht” frequency rank
- 62728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wäscht | Wicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen | kleine Sagengestalt, die gute Dinge verrichtet |
Where the eye mixes wäscht and Wicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wäscht runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against Wicht's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wäscht with Wicht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wäscht is [vɛʃt] while Wicht is [vɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62728, 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]. Wicht is at rank #42,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɪçt].
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 62728, this pair ranks #702,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wäscht vs Wicht
Shared letters: chtw. Private to "wäscht": sä. Private to "Wicht": i.
"wäscht" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "Wicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wicht ← iwcht · wciht · wiccht · wichht · wichtt · wicth · wihct · wwicht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wäscht" for "Wicht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wäscht" vs "Wicht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wäscht" and "Wicht" 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 "Wicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #702,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wäscht" and "Wicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wicht vs witch". 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 #702,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.