Wärter

[ˈvɛʁtɐ]

/[ˈvɛʁtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wärter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,922
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die etwas beaufsichtigt oder bewacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-warter · Wärter · German

Wärter · rank #33,922 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,922
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wählerisch

Nearest frequency peer: wählerisch (-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 „Wärter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wärter“ 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).

Wärter vs Worte
67% similar
Wärter vs Werte
67% similar
Wärter vs water
50% similar

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

Key facts for Wärter
PropertyValue
HeadwordWärter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʁtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,922
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wärter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wärterliegt 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: „wählerisch“ (#33,921), „Zeitgenosse“ (#33,923), „wundervoller“ (#33,920). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wärter“ bei #33,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Wärter (IPA [ˈvɛʁtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,922 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die etwas beaufsichtigt oder bewacht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wärter, with forms such as "wräter", "wwärter", and "wäretr". 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, "Worte", "Werte", "water", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wärter, spelled W-Ä-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die etwas beaufsichtigt oder bewacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wärter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Wärter waren alle eingeschlafen.
  2. „Andere wandten ein, es werde die Gemeinde zehn Pfund und zwölf Schilling für die Kutsche und die Dienste eines Wärters kosten, das Mädchen zur Einschiffung nach London zu schaffen.“

Synonyms

AufpasserAufseher

This word in other languages

gardien(Français)vigilante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wräter
  • wwärter
  • wäretr
  • wärrter
  • wärterr
  • wärtre
  • wärtter
  • wätrer
  • äwrter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

wräter2wwärter1wäretr2wärrter1wärterr1wärtre2wärtter1wätrer2
Edit distance from "Wärter"

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 "Wärter"?
"Wärter" is spelled W-Ä-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁtɐ].
What does "Wärter" mean?
As a noun, "Wärter" means: Person, die etwas beaufsichtigt oder bewacht
What words are commonly confused with "Wärter"?
"Wärter" is commonly confused with "Worte", "Werte", "water". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wärter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wärter" is [ˈvɛʁtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wärter" come from?
"Wärter" 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 "Wärter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Zittau#33,927Witzen#33,916wallet#33,901wagten#33,900

Similar misspelling depth

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

violette9 variantsVerdun9 variantsunwahr9 variantstollste9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list