Which to use
“verdammten” is an adjective and “verdampfen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,192
- “verdammten” frequency rank
- #47,079
- “verdampfen” frequency rank
- 59271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammten | verdampfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt | in die Gasphase übertreten |
Where the eye mixes verdammten and verdampfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdammten and verdampfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verdammten vs verdampfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verdammten is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtn̩] while verdampfen is [fɛɐ̯ˈdamp͡fn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59271, 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]. verdampfen is at rank #47,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamp͡fn̩].
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 59271, this pair ranks #830,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdammten vs verdampfen
Shared letters: ademnrv. Private to "verdammten": t. Private to "verdampfen": fp.
"verdammten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verdampfen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammten ← evrdammten · vedrammten · veradmmten · verdammetn · verdammtenn · verdammtne · verdammtten · verdamten
- verdampfen ← evrdampfen · vedrampfen · veradmpfen · verdamfpen · verdammpfen · verdampefn · verdampfenn · verdampffen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdammten" and "verdampfen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammten" or "verdampfen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verdammten" and "verdampfen" 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 "verdampfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #830,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammten" and "verdampfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdampfen vs verdampft". 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 #830,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.