wartet

[ˈvaʁtət]

/[ˈvaʁtət]/ verb

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The verdict

“wartet” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,372
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wartet · wartet · German

wartet · rank #2,372 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wettbewerb

Nearest frequency peer: Wettbewerb (+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 „wartet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wartet“ 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).

wartet vs Watt
50% similar
wartet vs Worte
50% similar
wartet vs Werte
50% similar

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

Key facts for wartet
PropertyValue
Headwordwartet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaʁtət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,372
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wartet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wartetliegt 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: „Wettbewerb“ (#2,373), „Voraus“ (#2,370), „world“ (#2,374). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wartet“ bei #2,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wartet (IPA [ˈvaʁtət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,372 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wartet, with forms such as "awrtet", "warett", and "warrtet". 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, "Watt", "Worte", "Werte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wartet, spelled W-A-R-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrtet
  • warett
  • warrtet
  • wartett
  • warttet
  • watret
  • wratet
  • wwartet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awrtet2warett2warrtet1wartett1warttet1watret2wratet2wwartet1
Edit distance from "wartet"

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 "wartet"?
"wartet" is spelled W-A-R-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁtət].
What does "wartet" mean?
As a verb, "wartet" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs warten
What words are commonly confused with "wartet"?
"wartet" is commonly confused with "Watt", "Worte", "Werte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wartet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wartet" is [ˈvaʁtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wartet" come from?
"wartet" 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 "wartet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Voraus#2,370achten#2,378Besitz#2,383privat#2,357

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

world8 variantsFormel8 variantslautet8 variantsblack8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list