# connect vs connected

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### connect
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #35,695*
verbinden, verkuppeln, verkoppeln, anschließen, befestigen, zusammenfügen

### connected
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #43,089*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs connect

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/connect-vs-connected