Which to use
“verdammt” and “verdammter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,830
- “verdammt” frequency rank
- #24,171
- “verdammter” frequency rank
- 26001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammt | verdammter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas gezwungen, veranlasst | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammt and verdammter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdammt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verdammter's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verdammt with verdammter
A purely visual mix-up. verdammt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamt]) and verdammter ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtɐ]) 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 “verdammter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26001, 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]. verdammter is at rank #24,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtɐ].
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 26001, this pair ranks #1,824,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammt vs verdammter
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammt": -. Private to "verdammter": -.
"verdammt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdammter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammt ← evrdammt · vedrammt · veradmmt · verdammtt · verdamt · verdamtm · verddammt · verdmamt
- verdammter ← evrdammter · vedrammter · veradmmter · verdammetr · verdammterr · verdammtre · verdammtter · verdamter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammt" and "verdammter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammt" or "verdammter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammt" and "verdammter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdammen vs verdammter". 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 #1,824,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.