Which to use
“verdammter” and “verdammtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,171
- “verdammter” frequency rank
- #31,852
- “verdammtes” frequency rank
- 56023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdammter | verdammtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verdammt |
Where the eye mixes verdammter and verdammtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verdammter and verdammtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verdammter with verdammtes
A purely visual mix-up. verdammter ([fɛɐ̯ˈdamtɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “verdammter” becomes s in “verdammtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdammter is recorded at frequency rank #24,171, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdamtɐ]. 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 56023, this pair ranks #956,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdammter vs verdammtes
Shared letters: ademrtv. Private to "verdammter": -. Private to "verdammtes": s.
"verdammter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verdammtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdammter ← evrdammter · vedrammter · veradmmter · verdammetr · verdammterr · verdammtre · verdammtter · verdamter
- verdammtes ← evrdammtes · vedrammtes · veradmmtes · verdammets · verdammtess · verdammtse · verdammttes · verdamtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdammter" for "verdammtes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verdammter" or "verdammtes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdammter" 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 #956,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdammter" 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 #956,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.