Which to use
“wohnte” and “wohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,812
- “wohnte” frequency rank
- #14,466
- “wohnten” frequency rank
- 23278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wohnte | wohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wohnen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wohnen |
Where the eye mixes wohnte and wohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wohnte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against wohnten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wohnte vs wohnten
A purely visual mix-up. wohnte ([ˈvoːntə]) and wohnten ([ˈvoːntn̩]) 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) - “wohnte” sits inside “wohnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wohnte is recorded at frequency rank #8,812, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːntə]. wohnten is at rank #14,466, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːntn̩].
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 23278, this pair ranks #1,863,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wohnte vs wohnten
Shared letters: ehnotw. Private to "wohnte": -. Private to "wohnten": -.
"wohnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wohnten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wohnte" for "wohnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wohnte" vs "wohnten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wohnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wohnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wohnte" and "wohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warnten vs wohnten". 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 #1,863,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.