verbündetvsverbündeteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verbündet is a verb, verbündete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verbündet and verbündete apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
verbündet
10 ch
verbündete

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

verbündet#27,995
verbündete#14,973

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbündet" and "verbündete" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbündet" is a verb and "verbündete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbündet" or "verbündete"?
"verbündete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,973 in our German list, against #27,995 for "verbündet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verbündet vs verbündete

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verbündet”; for an adjective, it's “verbündete”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verbündet” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list