Which to use
“verbündeten” and “verkündete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,151
- “verbündeten” frequency rank
- #12,616
- “verkündete” frequency rank
- 20767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündeten | verkündete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet |
Where the eye mixes verbündeten and verkündete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbündeten runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against verkündete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbündeten and verkündete
A purely visual mix-up. verbündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩]) and verkündete ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə]) 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 20767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbündeten is recorded at frequency rank #8,151, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩]. verkündete is at rank #12,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə].
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 20767, this pair ranks #1,893,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbündeten vs verkündete
Shared letters: denrtvü. Private to "verbündeten": b. Private to "verkündete": k.
"verbündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "verkündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbündeten" and "verkündete" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbündeten" or "verkündete"?
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 "verbündeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündeten" and "verkündete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkündete vs verkündeten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,893,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.