Which to use
“verdammte” and “verdammtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,805
- “verdammte” frequency rank
- #31,852
- “verdammtes” frequency rank
- 40657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammte | verdammtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammte and verdammtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verdammte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verdammtes's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verdammte and verdammtes
A purely visual mix-up. verdammte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verdammte” sits inside “verdammtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40657, 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]. 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 40657, this pair ranks #1,502,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdammte vs verdammtes
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammte": -. Private to "verdammtes": s.
"verdammte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verdammtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammte ← evrdammte · vedrammte · veradmmte · verdammet · verdammtte · verdamte · verdamtme · verddammte
- verdammtes ← evrdammtes · vedrammtes · veradmmtes · verdammets · verdammtess · verdammtse · verdammttes · verdamtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdammte" and "verdammtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verdammte" or "verdammtes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammte" 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 #1,502,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammte" 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 #1,502,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.