Which to use
“wollt” and “wolltet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,718
- “wollt” frequency rank
- #24,579
- “wolltet” frequency rank
- 26297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wollt | wolltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Where the eye mixes wollt and wolltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wollt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against wolltet's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wollt vs wolltet
A purely visual mix-up. wollt ([vɔlt]) and wolltet ([ˈvɔltət]) 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 extra letter(s) - “wollt” sits inside “wolltet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wollt is recorded at frequency rank #1,718, classified as averb, pronounced [vɔlt]. wolltet is at rank #24,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɔltət].
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 26297, this pair ranks #1,820,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wollt vs wolltet
Shared letters: lotw. Private to "wollt": -. Private to "wolltet": e.
"wollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wolltet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wollt" and "wolltet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wollt" vs "wolltet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wollt" and "wolltet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wollt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wolltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,820,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wollt" and "wolltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wohltat vs wolltet". 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 #1,820,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.