Which to use
“verdammen” is a verb and “verdammt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,964
- “verdammen” frequency rank
- #1,830
- “verdammt” frequency rank
- 36794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammen | verdammt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (kirchlichen) Gemeinschaft ausschließen | zu etwas gezwungen, veranlasst |
Where the eye mixes verdammen and verdammt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verdammen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verdammt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdammen vs verdammt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdammen is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamən] while verdammt is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdammen is recorded at frequency rank #34,964, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamən]. verdammt is at rank #1,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamt].
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 36794, this pair ranks #1,606,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammen vs verdammt
Shared letters: ademrv. Private to "verdammen": n. Private to "verdammt": t.
"verdammen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verdammt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammen" and "verdammt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammen" or "verdammt" show up more?
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 "verdammen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammen" and "verdammt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdammen vs verdampfen". 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 #1,606,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.