Which to use
“verdammt” and “verdammtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,830
- “verdammt” frequency rank
- #31,852
- “verdammtes” frequency rank
- 33682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammt | verdammtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas gezwungen, veranlasst | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammt and verdammtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdammt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verdammtes'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 verdammtes
A purely visual mix-up. verdammt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamt]) and verdammtes ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtəs]) 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 “verdammtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33682, 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]. verdammtes is at rank #31,852, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtəs].
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 33682, this pair ranks #1,680,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammt vs verdammtes
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammt": -. Private to "verdammtes": s.
"verdammt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verdammtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammt ← evrdammt · vedrammt · veradmmt · verdammtt · verdamt · verdamtm · verddammt · verdmamt
- verdammtes ← evrdammtes · vedrammtes · veradmmtes · verdammets · verdammtess · verdammtse · verdammttes · verdamtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdammt" for "verdammtes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammt" or "verdammtes" show up more?
What to do next
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 "verdammtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammt" and "verdammtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdammen vs verdammtes". 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 #1,680,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.