Which to use
“went” and “wett” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,632
- “went” frequency rank
- #20,792
- “wett” frequency rank
- 69424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | went | wett |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs go | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wetten |
Where the eye mixes went and wett
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. went and wett follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses went with wett
A purely visual mix-up. went ([went]) and wett ([vɛt]) 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 a single letter - n in “went” becomes t in “wett”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
went is recorded at frequency rank #48,632, classified as averb, pronounced [went]. wett is at rank #20,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɛt].
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 69424, this pair ranks #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of went vs wett
Shared letters: etw. Private to "went": n. Private to "wett": -.
"went" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wett" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "went" for "wett" ever safe?
Which is more common, "went" or "wett"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "went" and "wett" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "went" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wett" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "went" and "wett" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wants vs went". 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 #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.