verbündetevsVerbündeterWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: verbündete is a adjective, Verbündeter is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verbündete” is an adjective and “Verbündeter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,973
“verbündete” frequency rank
#28,907
“Verbündeter” frequency rank
43880
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbündete Verbündeter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet Person oder Institution, die mit anderen Personen/Institutionen zusammenarbeiten, sich gegenseitig unterstützen

Where the eye mixes verbündete and Verbündeter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbündete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against Verbündeter's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verbündete
11 ch
Verbündeter

Why the eye confuses verbündete with Verbündeter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbündete is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə] while Verbündeter is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verbündete” sits inside “Verbündeter”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43880, 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]. Verbündeter is at rank #28,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətɐ].

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 43880, this pair ranks #1,404,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbündete vs Verbündeter

Shared letters: bdenrtvü. Private to "verbündete": -. Private to "Verbündeter": -.

"verbündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "Verbündeter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbündete" and "Verbündeter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbündete" is an adjective and "Verbündeter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbündete" or "Verbündeter"?
"verbündete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,973 in our German list, against #28,907 for "Verbündeter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verbündete" and "Verbündeter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbündete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verbündeter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,404,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbündete" and "Verbündeter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbündeter vs verkündeten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,404,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list