warmer
[ˈvaʁmɐ]
The verdict
“warmer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,787 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,787
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | warmer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaʁmɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #20,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “warmer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for warmer is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaʁmɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,787 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for warmer, with forms such as "awrmer", "wamrer", and "waremr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Warte", "water", "wärmt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is warmer, spelled W-A-R-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awrmer,wamrer,waremr,warmerr,warmmer,warmre,warrmer,wramer,wwarmer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of warmer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “warmer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-R-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaʁmɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Warte” - see the side-by-side comparison. warmer vs Warte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.