wähnte

[ˈvɛːntə]

/[ˈvɛːntə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wähnte” is uncommon German (frequency #65,900 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,900
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahnte · wähnte · German

wähnte · rank #65,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,900
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wunsches

Nearest frequency peer: Wunsches (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wähnte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wähnte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wähnte
PropertyValue
Headwordwähnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛːntə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wähnte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wähntefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wunsches“ (#65,899), „Wälle“ (#65,901), „wässern“ (#65,902). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wähnte“ bei #65,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wähnte is uncommon German at frequency #65,900 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛːntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wähnte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wähnte, spelled W-Ä-H-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wähnte"?
"wähnte" is spelled W-Ä-H-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːntə].
What does "wähnte" mean?
As a verb, "wähnte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wähnen
How do you pronounce "wähnte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wähnte" is [ˈvɛːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wähnte" come from?
"wähnte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wähnte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Welfen#65,881Vlotho#65,843akutem#65,958Alpaka#65,966

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list