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“verdammt” and “verdammten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,830
- “verdammt” frequency rank
- #12,192
- “verdammten” frequency rank
- 14022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammt | verdammten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas gezwungen, veranlasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammt and verdammten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdammt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verdammten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdammt vs verdammten
A purely visual mix-up. verdammt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamt]) and verdammten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verdammt” sits inside “verdammten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdammt is recorded at frequency rank #1,830, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamt]. verdammten is at rank #12,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩].
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 14022, this pair ranks #1,954,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammt vs verdammten
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammt": -. Private to "verdammten": n.
"verdammt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdammten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammt ← evrdammt · vedrammt · veradmmt · verdammtt · verdamt · verdamtm · verddammt · verdmamt
- verdammten ← evrdammten · vedrammten · veradmmten · verdammetn · verdammtenn · verdammtne · verdammtten · verdamten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammt" and "verdammten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammt" or "verdammten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verdammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammt" and "verdammten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdammten 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 #1,954,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.