Which to use
“Wohnort” is a noun and “wohnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,837
- “Wohnort” frequency rank
- #3,163
- “wohnt” frequency rank
- 13000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wohnort | wohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politische Gemeinde, in der jemand wohnt oder auch seinen Wohnsitz hat | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wohnen |
Where the eye mixes Wohnort and wohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wohnort runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against wohnt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Wohnort with wohnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wohnort is [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt] while wohnt is [voːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wohnort is recorded at frequency rank #9,837, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]. wohnt is at rank #3,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [voːnt].
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 13000, this pair ranks #1,960,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wohnort vs wohnt
Shared letters: hnotw. Private to "Wohnort": r. Private to "wohnt": -.
"Wohnort" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wohnort" and "wohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wohnort" or "wohnt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wohnort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wohnort" and "wohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs wohnt". 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 #1,960,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.