Which to use
“verdammen” is a verb and “verdammte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,964
- “verdammen” frequency rank
- #8,805
- “verdammte” frequency rank
- 43769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammen | verdammte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (kirchlichen) Gemeinschaft ausschließen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammen and verdammte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdammen (CVCCVCCVC) and verdammte (CVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verdammen vs verdammte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdammen is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamən] while verdammte is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43769, 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]. verdammte is at rank #8,805, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə].
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 43769, this pair ranks #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdammen vs verdammte
Shared letters: ademrv. Private to "verdammen": n. Private to "verdammte": t.
"verdammen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verdammte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammen" and "verdammte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammen" or "verdammte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammen" and "verdammte" 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 #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.