Which to use
“verbündete” and “verbündeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,973
- “verbündete” frequency rank
- #8,151
- “verbündeten” frequency rank
- 23124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündete | verbündeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet |
Where the eye mixes verbündete and verbündeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbündete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against verbündeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbündete vs verbündeten
A purely visual mix-up. verbündete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verbündete” sits inside “verbündeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbündete is recorded at frequency rank #14,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə]. 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 23124, this pair ranks #1,865,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbündete vs verbündeten
Shared letters: bdenrtvü. Private to "verbündete": -. Private to "verbündeten": -.
"verbündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verbündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbündete" and "verbündeten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbündete" or "verbündeten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbündete" 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 #1,865,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündete" and "verbündeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbündete vs verkündeten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,865,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.