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“verdammten” and “verdammter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,192
- “verdammten” frequency rank
- #24,171
- “verdammter” frequency rank
- 36363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammten | verdammter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammten and verdammter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verdammten vs verdammter
A purely visual mix-up. verdammten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “verdammten” becomes r in “verdammter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdammten is recorded at frequency rank #12,192, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩]. 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 36363, this pair ranks #1,617,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdammten vs verdammter
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammten": n. Private to "verdammter": -.
"verdammten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verdammter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammten ← evrdammten · vedrammten · veradmmten · verdammetn · verdammtenn · verdammtne · verdammtten · verdamten
- verdammter ← evrdammter · vedrammter · veradmmter · verdammetr · verdammterr · verdammtre · verdammtter · verdamter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verdammten" and "verdammter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammten" or "verdammter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verdammten" and "verdammter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammten" 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 #1,617,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammten" and "verdammter" 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 #1,617,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.