Which to use
“verbundene” and “verbündeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,646
- “verbundene” frequency rank
- #8,151
- “verbündeten” frequency rank
- 16797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbundene | verbündeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet |
Where the eye mixes verbundene and verbündeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verbundene with verbündeten
A purely visual mix-up. verbundene ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndənə]) and verbündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbundene is recorded at frequency rank #8,646, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndənə]. verbündeten is at rank #8,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16797, this pair ranks #1,932,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbundene vs verbündeten
Shared letters: bdenrv. Private to "verbundene": u. Private to "verbündeten": tü.
"verbundene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verbündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbundene ← evrbundene · vebrundene · verbbundene · verbnudene · verbudnene · verbunddene · verbundeen · verbundnee
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbundene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbündeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbundene" and "verbündeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbindende vs verbundene". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,932,915 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.