Which to use
“verbündete” and “verkündeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,973
- “verbündete” frequency rank
- #38,488
- “verkündeten” frequency rank
- 53461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündete | verkündeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet |
Where the eye mixes verbündete and verkündeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbündete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against verkündeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbündete vs verkündeten
A purely visual mix-up. verbündete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətə]) and verkündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53461, 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]. verkündeten is at rank #38,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩].
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 53461, this pair ranks #1,057,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbündete vs verkündeten
Shared letters: denrtvü. Private to "verbündete": b. Private to "verkündeten": k.
"verbündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verkündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbündete" for "verkündeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbündete" vs "verkündeten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbündete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,057,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündete" and "verkündeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbündeter vs verkündeten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,057,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.