wärest

[ˈvɛːʁəst]

/[ˈvɛːʁəst]/ verb

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The verdict

“wärest” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,466
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-warest · wärest · German

wärest · rank #34,466 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,466
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH währen

Nearest frequency peer: währen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wärest“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wärest“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wärest vs West
50% similar
wärest vs wars
50% similar
wärest vs wart
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wärest
PropertyValue
Headwordwärest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛːʁəst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,466
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wärest“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wärestliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „währen“ (#34,465), „wohlhabend“ (#34,464), „Zerbst“ (#34,468). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wärest“ bei #34,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wärest (IPA [ˈvɛːʁəst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,466 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs sein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wärest, with forms such as "wräest", "wwärest", and "wäerst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "West", "wars", "wart", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wärest, spelled W-Ä-R-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs sein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wräest
  • wwärest
  • wäerst
  • wäresst
  • wärestt
  • wärets
  • wärrest
  • wärset
  • äwrest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wärest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

wräest2wwärest1wäerst2wäresst1wärestt1wärets2wärrest1wärset2
Edit distance from "wärest"

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 "wärest"?
"wärest" is spelled W-Ä-R-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːʁəst].
What does "wärest" mean?
As a verb, "wärest" means: 2. Person Singular Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs sein
What words are commonly confused with "wärest"?
"wärest" is commonly confused with "West", "wars", "wart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wärest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wärest" is [ˈvɛːʁəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wärest" come from?
"wärest" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

währen#34,465Zerbst#34,468wehtut#34,458übelst#34,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

warmem9 variantsApparate9 variantsUmhang9 variantsAufbaus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list