Which to use
“verdammte” and “verdammter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,805
- “verdammte” frequency rank
- #24,171
- “verdammter” frequency rank
- 32976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammte | verdammter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammte and verdammter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verdammte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verdammter's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdammte vs verdammter
A purely visual mix-up. verdammte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verdammte” sits inside “verdammter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdammte is recorded at frequency rank #8,805, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə]. 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 32976, this pair ranks #1,696,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammte vs verdammter
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammte": -. Private to "verdammter": -.
"verdammte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verdammter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammte ← evrdammte · vedrammte · veradmmte · verdammet · verdammtte · verdamte · verdamtme · verddammte
- verdammter ← evrdammter · vedrammter · veradmmter · verdammetr · verdammterr · verdammtre · verdammtter · verdamter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammte" and "verdammter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verdammte" vs "verdammter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verdammte" and "verdammter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammte" 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 #1,696,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammte" 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 #1,696,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.