verbündetenvsverkündeteWhich spelling fits?

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.

11 ch
verbündeten
10 ch
verkündete

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verbündeten" or "verkündete"?
"verbündeten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,151 in our German list, against #12,616 for "verkündete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list