warne

[ˈvaʁnə]

/[ˈvaʁnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“warne” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,389) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,389
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-warne · warne · German

warne · rank #33,389 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,389
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weggang

Nearest frequency peer: Weggang (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „warne“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „warne“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

warne vs wars
60% similar
warne vs wart
60% similar
warne vs were
60% similar

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

Key facts for warne
PropertyValue
Headwordwarne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaʁnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,389
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „warne“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).warneliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weggang“ (#33,390), „Waffengewalt“ (#33,387), „wegzunehmen“ (#33,391). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „warne“ bei #33,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for warne is neighbouring look-alikes ("wars", "wart", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈvaʁnə]. Frequency #33,389 among 2,930 “W” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for warne, with forms such as "awrne", "wanre", and "wrane". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wars", "wart", "were", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is warne, spelled W-A-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrne
  • wanre
  • wrane
  • wwarne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awrne2wanre2wrane2wwarne1
Edit distance from "warne"

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 "warne"?
"warne" is spelled W-A-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁnə].
What does "warne" mean?
As a verb, "warne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warnen
What words are commonly confused with "warne"?
"warne" is commonly confused with "wars", "wart", "were". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "warne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "warne" is [ˈvaʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "warne" come from?
"warne" 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 "warne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

until#33,363tagte#33,331Beete#33,462Stack#33,316

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list