Which to use
“verbündet” is a verb and “verwundet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,995
- “verbündet” frequency rank
- #12,621
- “verwundet” frequency rank
- 40616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündet | verwundet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbünden | sich eine physische Wunde zugezogen habend |
Where the eye mixes verbündet and verwundet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbündet and verwundet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbündet vs verwundet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbündet is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət] while verwundet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40616, 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]. verwundet is at rank #12,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət].
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 40616, this pair ranks #1,503,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbündet vs verwundet
Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verbündet": bü. Private to "verwundet": uw.
"verbündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwundet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundet ← evrwundet · verrwundet · veruwndet · verwnudet · verwudnet · verwunddet · verwundett · verwundte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbündet" for "verwundet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbündet" vs "verwundet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbündet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündet" and "verwundet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblendet vs verbündet". 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 #1,503,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.