Which to use
“verbündeten” and “verwundeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,151
- “verbündeten” frequency rank
- #21,832
- “verwundeten” frequency rank
- 29983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbündeten | verwundeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbündet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet |
Where the eye mixes verbündeten and verwundeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbündeten and verwundeten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbündeten vs verwundeten
A purely visual mix-up. verbündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndətn̩]) and verwundeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29983, 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]. verwundeten is at rank #21,832, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩].
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 29983, this pair ranks #1,756,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbündeten vs verwundeten
Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verbündeten": bü. Private to "verwundeten": uw.
"verbündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "verwundeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundeten ← evrwundeten · verrwundeten · veruwndeten · verwnudeten · verwudneten · verwunddeten · verwundeetn · verwundetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbündeten" for "verwundeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbündeten" vs "verwundeten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbündeten" and "verwundeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbündeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,756,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbündeten" and "verwundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundeten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,756,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.