Which to use
“verdächtige” is an adjective and “verdächtigen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,110
- “verdächtige” frequency rank
- #7,123
- “verdächtigen” frequency rank
- 16233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdächtige | verdächtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdächtig | einen Verdacht gegen jemanden haben, aussprechen |
Where the eye mixes verdächtige and verdächtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verdächtige runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVCV) against verdächtigen's 12 (CVCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdächtige vs verdächtigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdächtige is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡə] while verdächtigen is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verdächtige” sits inside “verdächtigen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdächtige is recorded at frequency rank #9,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡə]. verdächtigen is at rank #7,123, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡn̩].
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 16233, this pair ranks #1,937,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdächtige vs verdächtigen
Shared letters: cdeghirtvä. Private to "verdächtige": -. Private to "verdächtigen": n.
"verdächtige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV · "verdächtigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdächtige" for "verdächtigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verdächtige" vs "verdächtigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdächtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdächtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdächtige" and "verdächtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdächtige vs verdächtiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,937,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.