Which to use
“verbündet” is a verb and “verbündete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,995
- “verbündet” frequency rank
- #14,973
- “verbündete” frequency rank
- 42968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündet | verbündete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbünden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet |
Where the eye mixes verbündet and verbündete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbündet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verbündete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbündet with verbündete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbündet is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət] while verbündete is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verbündet” sits inside “verbündete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbündet is recorded at frequency rank #27,995, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət]. verbündete is at rank #14,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə].
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 42968, this pair ranks #1,432,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbündet vs verbündete
Shared letters: bdenrtvü. Private to "verbündet": -. Private to "verbündete": -.
"verbündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbündet" for "verbündete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbündet" or "verbündete" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbündet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbündete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,432,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündet" and "verbündete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblendet vs verbündet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,432,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.