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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.

10 ch
verdammten
10 ch
verdammter

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

  • verdammtenevrdammten · vedrammten · veradmmten · verdammetn · verdammtenn · verdammtne · verdammtten · verdamten
  • verdammterevrdammter · vedrammter · veradmmter · verdammetr · verdammterr · verdammtre · verdammtter · verdamter

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verdammten" and "verdammter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verdammten" or "verdammter" show up more?
"verdammten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,192 in our German list, against #24,171 for "verdammter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list