Which to use
“verbündet” and “verkünden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,995
- “verbündet” frequency rank
- #12,195
- “verkünden” frequency rank
- 40190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündet | verkünden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbünden | öffentlich sagen |
Where the eye mixes verbündet and verkünden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbündet and verkünden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbündet with verkünden
A purely visual mix-up. verbündet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət]) and verkünden ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40190, 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]. verkünden is at rank #12,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩].
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 40190, this pair ranks #1,515,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbündet vs verkünden
Shared letters: denrvü. Private to "verbündet": bt. Private to "verkünden": k.
"verbündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verkünden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbündet" and "verkünden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbündet" or "verkünden" 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 "verkünden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündet" and "verkünden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblendet vs verbündet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,515,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.